December 4, 2025 9:44 AM

Rajnath Singh, Russian Defence Minister to co-chair 22nd defence commission meet in Delhi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov will co-chair the 22nd meeting of the India–Russia Inter-Governmental Commission (IRIGC) on Military and Military Technical Cooperation in New Delhi on December 4, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The meeting will take stock of the full range of defence ties, including ongoing projects under military and military-technical cooperation. The two ministers are expected to discuss key regional and global issues wher...

June 19, 2024 2:08 AM

Putin flies into North Korea with promise to back it against the US

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea on Wednesday for his first visit in 24 years, vowing to deepen trade and security ties with the reclusive nuclear-armed state and to support it against the United States. Russian state media showed Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shaking hands, embracing and talking beside Putin's plane. It touched down in Pyongyang around 2:45 a.m. following a stopover in Russia's far east. The leaders then rode in the same limousine and walked ...