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Pakistan, Russia defence ties discomfit India
Russia ready to broaden defence partnership with Pakistan
NEW DELHI – Despite reservations expressed by India, Russia is looking to broaden its defence partnership with Pakistan by expanding a contract to supply assault helicopters to the Islamic Republic, The Times of India newspaper reported.
Earlier, Russia had agreed to supply four Mi-35 choppers to Pakistan, but it now says it is willing to sell more so that Pakistan can shell out the cost for these. Equipped with the latest navigation and avionics systems, the Mi-35 chopper offers round-the-clock combat use of guided and unguided weapons in regular and challenging climate conditions.
In an interview to Ria Novosti news agency, Russian president’s special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said that Russia would sell four choppers in the first phase, after which the contract could be expanded depending upon Islamabad's purchasing power. He said Pakistan needed the choppers to fight the Taliban.
– Modi-Putin summit meet –
Responding to reports, the Indian government here said that the issue would likely be discussed again with Russian authorities when Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to Moscow – the Russian capital – for his annual summit meet with President Viladimir Putin in the first week of December.
Kabulov said that negotiations were on with Pakistan over the supply of other weapons and defence systems, including artillery in which the latter had shown interest. “They are also interested in tanks and artillery, and so on, but here we have to use caution in view of the strained relations between Pakistan and India, even though such a contract is a minuscule deal against the background of our cooperation with India,” he said.
Indians feel discomfit on Pak-Russia defence ties
Russia ready to broaden defence partnership with Pakistan
- INP
- September 01, 2015, 1:18 pm
NEW DELHI – Despite reservations expressed by India, Russia is looking to broaden its defence partnership with Pakistan by expanding a contract to supply assault helicopters to the Islamic Republic, The Times of India newspaper reported.
Earlier, Russia had agreed to supply four Mi-35 choppers to Pakistan, but it now says it is willing to sell more so that Pakistan can shell out the cost for these. Equipped with the latest navigation and avionics systems, the Mi-35 chopper offers round-the-clock combat use of guided and unguided weapons in regular and challenging climate conditions.
In an interview to Ria Novosti news agency, Russian president’s special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said that Russia would sell four choppers in the first phase, after which the contract could be expanded depending upon Islamabad's purchasing power. He said Pakistan needed the choppers to fight the Taliban.
– Modi-Putin summit meet –
Responding to reports, the Indian government here said that the issue would likely be discussed again with Russian authorities when Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to Moscow – the Russian capital – for his annual summit meet with President Viladimir Putin in the first week of December.
Kabulov said that negotiations were on with Pakistan over the supply of other weapons and defence systems, including artillery in which the latter had shown interest. “They are also interested in tanks and artillery, and so on, but here we have to use caution in view of the strained relations between Pakistan and India, even though such a contract is a minuscule deal against the background of our cooperation with India,” he said.
Indians feel discomfit on Pak-Russia defence ties
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this is getting interesting day by day. 
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