New Delhi/Moscow, Aug. 13 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is slated to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on August 21.

"On August 21, FM (Foreign Minister) Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with FM of India S. Jaishankar in Moscow. The Ministers will discuss key issues on our bilateral agenda, as well as key aspects of cooperation within international frameworks," said the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The meeting comes post the massive 50% tariffs imposed on India by the United States as penalty for continuing its oil trade with Russia.

In light of these new developments, Moscow and New Delhi have pledged to deepen their "strategic partnership" across various sectors ranging from trade, security, technology, s...