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President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia’s growing ties with Pakistan are good for India because of their anti-terror focus, The Hindu reported on Wednesday, the day the Russian leader was due to arrive in Delhi for a summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Responding to questions submitted by The Hindu, Mr Putin also said the scope of the agreement signed with Islamabad last month, which was the first of its kind between Russia and Pakistan, was limited.
Playing down concerns that the cooperation could lead to a shift in India-Russia ties, or that India’s growing military closeness to the US was “transforming” bilateral ties, he replied: “If some transformations take place, it would be a completely different kind of transformation. The high level of bilateral cooperation and trust allows us to start a gradual transition from the traditional producer-consumer model to joint development and production of advanced weapons systems.”
The paper said the reference was to the Brahmos missile developed jointly by India and Russia, as well as a fifth-generation fighter aircraft.
President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia’s growing ties with Pakistan are good for India because of their anti-terror focus, The Hindu reported on Wednesday, the day the Russian leader was due to arrive in Delhi for a summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Responding to questions submitted by The Hindu, Mr Putin also said the scope of the agreement signed with Islamabad last month, which was the first of its kind between Russia and Pakistan, was limited.
Playing down concerns that the cooperation could lead to a shift in India-Russia ties, or that India’s growing military closeness to the US was “transforming” bilateral ties, he replied: “If some transformations take place, it would be a completely different kind of transformation. The high level of bilateral cooperation and trust allows us to start a gradual transition from the traditional producer-consumer model to joint development and production of advanced weapons systems.”
The paper said the reference was to the Brahmos missile developed jointly by India and Russia, as well as a fifth-generation fighter aircraft.
