The 19th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation meeting held in Russia.
The meeting was co-chaired by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
India and Russia agreed to form specific working groups for aftersales support of key defence platforms and intensify efforts to finalise a cooperation programme for 2021-2030.
This logistics agreement will be beneficial to the Indian Navy as warships will get access to mutual ports and exclusive economic zones to refuel and pick up supplies.
On the other hand, Russia can also use ports like Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. Besides ports, Russia would also be able to access airbases.