Following their 2+2 meeting of foreign and defence ministers on December 6, India and Russia exchanged a non-paper on ways to increase engagement that could include joint defence projects in Central Asia through existing Soviet-era defence factories in some of the republics of the region.
India and Russia exchanged non-papers on increasing bilateral engagement and exploring joint projects in Central Asia, ET has learned.
The non-paper explores several areas of engagement, including defence since India aims to become a defence exporter. The non-paper proposes joint Indo-Russian defence production in some of the existing Soviet-era defence factories in some of the central Asian countries to meet local and Indian demands.
The first 2+2 meeting between India and Russia was held on December 6 ahead of the 21st India-Russia summit. The two countries examined cooperation options in Central Asia, the Indian Ocean Region, and ASEAN.
