Rajnath to begin 3-day visit to Russia on December 8, witness commissioning of Indian naval warship
The Hindu
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Russia, commission stealth warship, discuss military cooperation with Russian counterpart.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a three-day trip to Russia on Sunday (December 8, 2024) to witness the commissioning of a stealth warship into the Indian Navy and hold talks with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov on the expansion of bilateral cooperation in co-production of Military hardware.
The Russian-manufactured multi-role stealth-guided missile frigate Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tushil will be commissioned on Monday (December 9, 2024) in the coastal city of Kaliningrad.
The warship, billed as one of the most technologically advanced frigates globally, is expected to significantly bolster the Indian Navy's operational capability in the Indian Ocean, a region that has witnessed increasing Chinese forays.
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi will accompany Mr. Singh to the commissioning ceremony.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation from December 8 to 10, an official readout said on Saturday (Dec. 7).
It said that Defence Minister Singh and Mr. Belousov will co-chair the 21st meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow on December 10 (2024).
The Defence Minister's visit to Russia comes five months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Moscow and held summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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