Overview
- In meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Ajit Doval reviewed military-technical cooperation and joint projects in civil aircraft, metallurgy and the chemical industry
- Doval and Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu finalized energy and defense cooperation plans and advanced preparations for President Putin’s state visit to India
- At the Kremlin, Doval presented Prime Minister Modi’s formal invitation to Putin, who agreed to travel to India later this year
- The national security adviser described the India-Russia strategic partnership as increasingly important in turbulent global conditions
- Doval’s diplomatic push follows President Trump’s decision to double tariffs on Indian imports over New Delhi’s Russian oil purchases