India, Aug. 9 -- India's National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval on Friday met Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov when they discussed topical issues of bilateral military-technical cooperation in Moscow, officials said.

Sharing an image of the meeting, the Russian Embassy in India wrote on its Telegram page: "The parties discussed topical issues of bilateral military-technical cooperation, as well as the implementation of joint projects in other strategic sectors, including civil aircraft manufacturing, metallurgy, and the chemical industry."

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