The two-day conference was held on June 26 and 27 and was participated by the Indian and Russian armies.
 "India, Russia meet to further strengthen defence ties")
India and Russia are gearing up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia (Photo: Shutterstock) ANI
The third meeting of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission (IRIGC) Sub-Working Group was held in the national capital to further strengthen defence cooperation and joint exercises between the two countries.
The two-day conference was held on June 26 and 27 and was participated by the Indian and Russian armies.
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The meeting focused on defence cooperation, military training, military education and joint exercises between the two militaries.
“The third India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission (IRIGC) Sub-Working Group (Army) meeting of the Indian Army and Russian Army was held in New Delhi on June 26-27, 2024. The meeting focused on defence cooperation, military training, military education and joint exercises between the two armies,” the Indian Army posted on X.
Meanwhile, India and Russia are preparing for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia, Reuters reported citing Russian state news agency RIA.
According to RIA, diplomatic sources suggested that PM Modi's visit could take place in July.
According to Reuters, the Kremlin announced in March that Modi had accepted an invitation to visit Russia and confirmed that a meeting was planned between Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
If the visit goes ahead, it will be Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Russia since 2019 and his first since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Putin last visited New Delhi in 2021 for the annual India-Russia summit, which has not been held in the past two years.
PM Modi last met Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on September 16, 2022, and called for pursuing a path of dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the Ukraine conflict.
India has refrained from publicly criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine despite growing strategic and security ties with the United States and other major Western nations. Despite initial pressure from the United States, India increased its purchases of Russian oil, saying it was necessary to keep domestic oil prices in check.
India, however, has repeatedly called for a cessation of hostilities in the Ukraine conflict and a return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy to find a lasting solution.
