RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow aims to “elevate cooperation” with India and China toa “qualitatively new level.” Putin’s remarks come ahead of his visit to India from December 4-5 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit at the invitation of  Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at an investment forum in Moscow on Tuesday, Putin said that the objective of the numerous joint projects inenergy, industry, space, agriculture, andother sectors is to elevate the ties with New Delhi. “We aim to elevate cooperation with the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India to aqualitatively new level by strengthening its technological component.

 

This is the objective of numerous joint projects in energy, industry, space, agriculture, and other sectors,” he said. Putin furthersaid thathehas established substantive dialogue on economicissueswith Chinese President Xi Jinping and look to continue the same with PM Modi during his visit. “We have established a substantive dialogue on economic issues with the President of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Xi Jinping.

 

We will also discuss these topics in detail during theupcoming visit to India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including increasing imports ofIndian goods to our market,” he said. RUSSIA TO SIGN MOU TO DEEPEN CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATIONWITH INDIA: THE Russian Cabinet has cleared the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen bilateral cooperation with India in civil nuclear energy during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the country on December 4-5. Russia’s Rosatom nuclear corporation, which is building several reactors at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu, has been authorised to sign the MoU with the relevant Indian authorities on behalf of the Russian Government, according to local media reports.