At least half a dozen executives from leading Indian arms manufacturers, including representatives from Adani Defence and Bharat Forge, have attended rare meetings in Russia this year, according to a report. The meetings marked the first visit of India’s defence business leaders to Russia since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Advertisement

According to a report in news agency Reuters that cited three people familiar with the matter, the Indian government is seeking to re-orient its longstanding defence relationship with Russia, moving towards joint weapon development.

The Moscow meetings took place on the sidelines of an Indian defence-industrial delegation’s visit on October 29-30, headed by Defence Production Secretary Sanjeev Kumar, the report added. The discussions also laid the

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