New Delhi, May 4 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will not likely attendRussia's Victory Day parade to be held inMoscowon May 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of theSoviet Union's win overGermanyin World War II, amid escalating tensions betweenIndiaandPakistanin the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, sources said.
Singh's Deputy, the Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth, may representIndiaat the event inMoscow, the officials said on Saturday.
The decision comes amid rising tensions betweenIndiaandPakistanfollowing the recent terror attack inPahalgam,Jammu and Kashmir.
While no official reason has been cited for Singh's absence, sources within the Ministry of Defence suggested that the security situation arising from the Pahalga...