India, Russia celebrate 25 years of strategic partnership, highlighting decades of cooperation

October 3, 2025 7:37 PM

India, Russia celebrate 25 years of strategic partnership, highlighting decades of cooperation

Marking the 25th anniversary of the Declaration of Strategic Partnership between Russia and India on Friday, Denis Alipov, Russian Ambassador to India, said that the two countries have made significant strides in advancing their cooperation over the past 25 years, aligned with the changing global landscape. “On October 3, 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee signed the declaration on strategic partnership, which opened a new chapter in bilatera...

Russian envoy Denis Alipov extends wishes on 40th anniversary of Rakesh Sharma’s historic space flight

April 3, 2024 3:19 PM

Russian envoy Denis Alipov extends wishes on 40th anniversary of Rakesh Sharma’s historic space flight

Russian ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, on Wednesday extended his wishes to all Indians, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first-ever space flight by an Indian aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 spacecraft. "Warm congratulations to Hero Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma and all Indians on the 40th anniversary of the first-ever Indian space flight aboard Soviet Soyuz T-11 spacecraft!," he said in a post on X. The Russian Embassy in India also recalled the space mission that carried Wing Command...