The military has acquired the first batch of 70,000 weapons from Russia as half of a wider deal to construct the AK 203 assault rifles in India. Despite the Covid-19 epidemic, the initial group was given at a rapid rate as desired by India.
During the ongoing first 2+2 conference, India and Russia inked a military technology cooperation pact aiming at strengthening defense relations over the next years. The two nations also agreed to purchase AK-203 assault rifles, paving the stage for the manufacturing of over 6 lakh of these tiny guns in Amethi. The agreement was reached at a planned meeting among India's defense minister, Rajnath Singh, and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu.
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In New Delhi that he held constructive, successful, and substantive bilateral talks on security cooperation with Russian Defense Minister General Sergey Shoigu. 'India treasures its unique and privileged close relationship with Russia,' Rajnath Singh said in a tweet.
