NEW DELHI — Russia and India discussed plans and made progress in talks toward jointly producing military equipment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Moscow on Wednesday after holding talks with visiting Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar.
At a joint press briefing with the Indian minister, whose five-day Russia visit began on Monday, Lavrov said the two talked about the prospects of military and technical cooperation, including the manufacturing of modern weaponry. “We also have [taken] specific steps in this area,” Lavrov said.