The fourth agreement signed was a protocol of the 20th Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation of India from Russia (IRIGC-M&MTC). Historically, there is a long history of cooperation between the Soviet Union and India in space. Examples include Aryabhata, India`s first satellite,[71] named after an Indian astronomer of the same name. [72] It was launched by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1975[71] by Kapustin Yar on a Kosmos 3M launcher. The only Indian to visit space, Rakesh Sharma, was also launched by the Soviet Union. During President Vladimir Putin`s visit to India in December 2004, two bilateral agreements on outer space were signed. Intergovernmental Framework Agreement on Cooperation in Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes and the Space Agency Agreement on Cooperation in the Russian NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM GLONASS. Subsequently, a number of follow-up agreements on GLONASS were signed. In November 2007, the two countries signed an agreement on joint exploration of the Moon. These space cooperation programmes are being implemented. Chandrayaan-2 was a joint lunar exploration mission proposed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Russian Space Agency (RKA), estimated at $4.25 billion ($90 million). The mission, which was to be launched by a geosynchronous satellite launcher (GSLV) in 2017, included an Indian-made lunar orbiter and rover, as well as a Russian-built lander. However, due to the repeated delays in the joint venture, the Indian side eventually decided to develop its own lander and covered all the costs of the mission itself.
Later, ISRO developed its own lander called Vikram and successfully launched the Chandrayaan-2 mission on July 22, 2019 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. [1] The agreement on the production of Kalashnikov assault rifles at a factory in Uttar Pradesh, India, by a joint venture was one of the pacts signed at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Military and Military-Technical Cooperation, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. India will produce more than 600,000 AK-203s under the deal. The agreement on the military-technical cooperation programme for 2021-2031 was also signed. In addition to the agreement for Kalashnikov rifles, the two countries also signed an agreement on military-technical cooperation for the next decade – from 2021 to 2031. India and Russia have signed four defence cooperation agreements as part of the ongoing 2+2 dialogue between the defence and foreign ministers of the two countries. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced ahead of the summit that an agreement on the supply of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to India would be reached despite US efforts to undermine the deal. The two governments have jointly developed an economic strategy that includes the use of a number of economic components to increase future bilateral trade. These include the development of a free trade agreement between India and the EAEU, a bilateral treaty on investment promotion and protection, a new economic planning mechanism integrated into the IRIGC, the simplification of customs procedures, new long-term agreements to develop trade in energy, including nuclear, oil and gas.
[45] [46] Finally, long-term supplier contracts in key sectors such as oil, gas and rough diamonds. Companies such as Rosneft, Gazprom, Essar & Alrosa will act as long-term suppliers. [46] The Soviet Union was a major supplier of defense equipment for several decades, and this role was inherited from the Russian Federation. Russia 68%, the United States 14% and Israel 7.2% are India`s main arms suppliers (2012-2016), and India and Russia signed their cooperation in the production of defense equipment Made in India by signing agreements on the construction of naval frigates, twin-engine multipurpose helicopters KA-226T (Joint Venture (JV) to produce 60 in Russia and 140 in India), Brahmos cruise missiles (joint venture with 50.5% in India and 49.5% in Russia) have deepened (December 2017 update). [35] In December 1988, an Indo-Russian cooperation agreement was signed, which led to the sale of a variety of defense equipment to India and also to the emergence of countries as development partners as opposed to a pure buyer-seller relationship, including joint venture projects for the development and production of the fifth-generation fighter jet (FGFA) and multirole transport aircraft (MTA). .