New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- NSA Ajit Doval today held high-level discussions with senior Russian officials in Moscow to strengthen defence and security cooperation between India and Russia. The meeting, part of a pre-scheduled visit, comes at a diplomatically sensitive time as US President Donald Trump announced a sharp hike in tariffs on Indian goods in response to New Delhi's continued oil purchases from Russia.
The talks centred on enhancing the longstanding strategic collaboration between the two countries, with a particular focus on defence industry cooperation. According to officials familiar with the matter, Doval's agenda includes reviewing progress on key bilateral defence projects and exploring new avenues under the India-Russia Inter-G...