India Russia Defense Talks Postponed To October 10th

The annual meeting of the defense ministers of India and Russia which was to be held today has been postponed to 10th of this month. The Russian Defence Minister was required to stay in Russia for his urgent participation in a programme of the Russian President and hence the meeting was postponed. The two countries were to discuss regarding the Inter-governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) and discuss the delay in the delivery of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to the Indian Navy. India and Russia are also expected to discuss ongoing projects for 272 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters and 1,657 T-90 main-battle tanks and also delays in the delivery of military hardware.