India and Russia tie up energy and defence deals | Financial Times

India and Russia tie up energy and defence deals | Financial Times:

India and Russia signed a number of energy and defence deals on Wednesday as part of prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country, as Moscow seeks to deepen its ties with the Asian power.

Russian president Vladimir Putin told his guest at a signing ceremony in Vladivostok that the two countries were preparing a 10-year military-technical co-operation programme, as companies from both countries signed agreements on gas supplies and agricultural products.

Mr Modi’s position as chief guest of an economic forum in the eastern Russian port focusing on Asian relations follows Chinese president Xi Jinping fulfilling that role last year.