TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh left for a three-day visit to Russia on Monday amid heightened tensions between India and China along the Line of Actual Control.
The minister will discuss various defence deals with his counterparts which both countries have agreed upon. Among the defence deals to be discussed, Singh is likely to bring up expediting the delivery of S-400 anti-missile system to India.
Defence deals between India and Russia are set to cross $16 billion. Moscow has stated that it is committed to the timely implementation of contracts, including the supply of S-400 air defence systems and production of Kalashnikov rifles and Kamov helicopters.
The two countries signed 14 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) during Defexpo 2020 in Lucknow in February this year that covered development and production of land, air and naval systems and hi-tech civilian products.
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