- Indian Navy's 7th P1135.6 class frigate launched at Kaliningrad in Russia
The Indian and Russian governments had in October 2016 signed an agreement to construct four additional P1135.6 class ships -- two each in ...
29 Oct, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
India to receive Sputnik V vaccine doses this month: TASS cites Indian AmbassadorRussia has signed several major vaccine production deals with Indian manufacturers, and India is expected to become a hub for production of...
15 Apr, 2021, 10.00 PM IST
Russian Far Eastern regions express readiness for Indian investments in oil and gas projectsParticipants of a session this week, organised with the participation of Indian Embassy in Moscow, the Ministry of the Russian Federation f...
03 Mar, 2021, 10.57 PM IST
Vladimir Putin expected to visit India for annual summit as soon as Covid situation stabilisesWith regard to use of Sputnik vaccine by Indians, the envoy noted, “I have taken the first dose of the Sputnik vaccine. My second dose is d...
10 Feb, 2021, 07.03 PM IST
Believe partners understand our pressing and essential defence needs: India“India has a long term, long-standing relations of Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership with Russia. With the United States, we hav...
10 Feb, 2021, 03.20 PM IST
India stands firm on S-400 purchase: Defence needs are determined independently says envoy to MoscowWhen asked about India’s resolve to go ahead with the S-400 purchase, Varma said, “I will only say that all of our partners in military-tec...
28 Jan, 2021, 12.34 AM IST
Training of Indian astronauts in Russia for Mission Gaganyaan on schedule despite CovidThe Indian Embassy in Moscow is closely monitoring progress of astronaut training with the Indian envoy meeting the four astronauts recentl...
17 Aug, 2020, 05.21 PM IST
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu could visit India later this year: Indian envoyOn the recent Sino-Indian standoff, Varma noted, “India and China are negotiating through diplomatic and military channels about the situat...
23 Jul, 2020, 08.24 PM IST
More than 60-70% of India armed forces equipped with Russian origin weapons: Indian envoyDatla Bala Venkatesh Varma, Indian Ambassador to Russia, in an interview to “Krasnaya Zvezda” newspaper spoke about the state and perspecti...
11 Jul, 2020, 08.40 AM IST
India ready to contribute to WHO reforms after pandemic is over: Indian Ambassador to Moscow"I see that Russia and India have common interests and approaches both at the level of ministries of health and at the political level. The...
28 Apr, 2020, 05.12 PM IST
Indian Embassies undertake herculean task of community outreachIndian envoys and diplomats across the globe are doing everything possible to assist Indian nationals in places as far apart as Washington,...
22 Apr, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
S-400, key arms deals with Russia on track: Indian Ambassador to Russia“There was a slight shift in the supply schedule by two weeks, but all key contracts will be implemented…I do not expect any problems," Var...
15 Apr, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
Coronavirus outbreak not to affect S-400 deliveries to India: AmbassadorLast year, India made the first tranche of payment of around USD 800 million to Russia for the missile systems. In October 2018, India had ...
12 Apr, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
Russian Duma: Only foreign parliament to open exhibition on Mahatma GandhiThe exposition contains fragments of the correspondence of two great thinkers. The exchange of books and letters lasted less than a year, b...
02 Oct, 2019, 10.37 PM IST
Haven’t invited Pakistan PM: RussiaDiplomatic sources told ET that the Russian government has dismissed as “baseless” reports in Pakistan media that Khan has been invited for...
09 Jul, 2019, 08.57 AM IST