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Medvedev praises India-Russia ties in message to India

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Medvedev praises India-Russia ties in message to India

Relations between Russia and India, based on mutual trust, have reached a qualitatively new level of privileged partnership, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a message to President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on India's 61st Republic Day.

"The peoples of Russia and India traditionally build relations on the basis of friendship, mutual trust and respect. Ten years ago, our nations signed the Declaration of Strategic Partnership. Since then, we have been able to achieve a great deal - most importantly, to reach a qualitatively new level of privileged strategic partnership," Medvedev wrote.

He noted that Russia and India were closely coordinating their foreign policy approaches concerning international and regional problems and are witnessing progress in business ties.

"We are seeing dynamic development in our business ties, which are aimed at modernising our nations' economies and implementing high technologies.

"We are broadening humanitarian contacts and direct communication between our citizens," Medvedev wrote to the Indian leaders.

He said the special nature of bilateral ties was consolidated during the Russian-Indian Summit in December last in New Delhi.

"The agreements we have reached following the talks, pertaining to implementing major joint projects in energy, military technical cooperation, medicine and telecommunications, have become a new important milestone in the development of the full spectrum of our constructive interactions," Medvedev wrote according to a Kremlin release.

He expressed confidence that through the joint efforts, the progressive development of a multidimensional Russian-Indian partnership will continue in 2011, for the benefit of the peoples of India, Russia and in the interests of strengthening international stability and security.

Medvedev praises Indo-Russia ties in message to India
 
Military relations

India & Russia have several major joint military programs such as those mentioned below:

BrahMos cruise missile program

INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier program

5th Generation fighter jet program (PAKFA\FGFA)

Sukhoi Su-30MKI program - 280 jets

Ilyushin/HAL Tactical Transport Aircraft - Indian share 120 Aircrafts

Additionally, India has purchased/leased several military hardware from Russia:

T-90S Bhishma program. (1000+ to be built in India)

Akula-II nuclear submarine (2 to be leased with an option to buy them)

Tu-22M3 bombers (4 ordered)

US$900 million upgrade of MiG-29 jets

Mil Mi-17 (80 ordered)

Ilyushin Il-76 AWACS (6 ordered to fit Israeli Phalcon radar)

The Farkhor Air Base in Tajikistan is currently jointly operated by India & Russia.

Economic relations

India & Russia also set-up a Joint Study Group to examine ways to increase trade to US $ 10 billion by 2010 and to study feasibility of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).
 
Military relations

India & Russia have several major joint military programs such as those mentioned below:

BrahMos cruise missile program

INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier program

5th Generation fighter jet program (PAKFA\FGFA)

Sukhoi Su-30MKI program - 280 jets

Ilyushin/HAL Tactical Transport Aircraft - Indian share 120 Aircrafts

Additionally, India has purchased/leased several military hardware from Russia:

T-90S Bhishma program. (1000+ to be built in India)

Akula-II nuclear submarine (2 to be leased with an option to buy them)

Tu-22M3 bombers (4 ordered)

US$900 million upgrade of MiG-29 jets

Mil Mi-17 (80 ordered)

Ilyushin Il-76 AWACS (6 ordered to fit Israeli Phalcon radar)

The Farkhor Air Base in Tajikistan is currently jointly operated by India & Russia.

Economic relations

India & Russia also set-up a Joint Study Group to examine ways to increase trade to US $ 10 billion by 2010 and to study feasibility of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).

Do you have a link on the 120 MTA to be procured by India? Coz I think thats overkill.
But then again considering the gigantic fighter plane (LCA+FGFA+MKI+MMRCA) and naval warship orders, its not surprising.
 
Do you have a link on the 120 MTA to be procured by India? Coz I think thats overkill.
But then again considering the gigantic fighter plane (LCA+FGFA+MKI+MMRCA) and naval warship orders, its not surprising.

Ilyushin/HAL Tactical Transport Aircrafts will replace Indian Air Force's fleet of An-32 transport aircrafts, it will be inducted by 2016/17.
 
Ilyushin/HAL Tactical Transport Aircrafts will replace Indian Air Force's fleet of An-32 transport aircrafts, it will be inducted by 2016/17.

But not on a 1 on 1 ratio, because the MTA is a way bigger / more capable aircraft (twice the payload), that's why so far only 45 are on order.
 
I don't think India has ordered Tu-22M3 bombers.
Any recent update??
Though I would love some bombers in indian inventory.
 

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