Russia, South Africa discussing joint weapons development
September 18th, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and South Africa are discussing the possibility of joint development of defence-related products, Russia's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Monday."There is a great potential ... Read more...
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Russia to join military drills with Canada
August 25th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS) A group from the Russian armed forces will take part in the military drills with the US and Canada to be held next Monday in North ... Read more...
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Russia suspends Syria action group meet
August 17th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian-sponsored initiative for a meeting of the Action Group on Syria at the UN headquarters in New York has been suspended indefinitely, the ... Read more...
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Putin wants Russian Olympic performance’s review
August 8th, 2012 - 3:52 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 8 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the performance of the country's delegation in the London Olympics should be assessed after the games."We must take a look ... Read more...
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Putin to host Russian Olympic team in Kremlin
July 21st, 2012 - 8:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Olympic team will meet President Vladimir Putin in Kremlin Saturday prior to their departure for the Games in Britain.The Olympic Games will kick off ... Read more...
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Russia to send 436 athletes to London 2012
July 10th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is to send 436 athletes to the London Olympics, slightly fewer than the Beijing 2008 contingent, Russian Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov announced Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Putin may visit London for Olympics
June 20th, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Los Cabos (Mexico), June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin did not rule out he would pay a visit to London when the city hosts the 2012 Olympics.Putin told ... Read more...
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Russia coach Advocaat unconcerned at Warsaw protests
June 3rd, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 3 (IANS) Russia's coach Dick Advocaat said Sunday he has no concerns over the location of their Euro 2012 hotel in downtown Warsaw, despite gay rights demonstrations outside ... Read more...
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Medvedev meets Obama
May 20th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 20 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev met US President Barack Obama for an informal chat on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit in Camp ... Read more...
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European group calls for UNSC arms embargo on Syria
April 27th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Strasbourg, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Thursday called on the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo on Syria."The Syrian people ... Read more...
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Russia restricts Belarusian airline
April 6th, 2012 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belarusian national airline Belavia said it has been barred from performing flights to all destinations in Russia except Moscow.Russia and former Soviet state Belarus have ... Read more...
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India reassures Russia about Kudankulam, discusses Afghanistan
February 24th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) India has assured Russia about its commitment to the Kudankulam atomic power project and discussed a host of strategic issues, including the situation in ... Read more...
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World Economic Forum to open in Davos Wednesday
January 25th, 2012 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow/Davos, Jan 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The annual World Economic Forum is set to open in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos Wednesday.Some 2,600 decision-makers from about 100 countries and ... Read more...
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Syrian president warns against foreign intervention
September 18th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, Sep 18 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Sunday warned that foreign intervention would alienate countries in the region and further the danger of extremism.Assad made the remarks during a ... Read more...
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Russian delegation meets Kim Jong-il
May 18th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A delegation of Russian diplomats led by the country's Foreign Intelligence Service head has held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, the ... Read more...
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Russia convenes UN Security Council meeting on Koreas
December 19th, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian delegation to the UN Saturday summoned an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the permanent mission ... Read more...
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India to buy 250-300 stealth fighter jets from Russia
October 7th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- India's Defense Ministry on Thursday announced that it has agreed to buy 250 to 300 stealth fighter jets from Russia for approximately 30 billion dollars.Defense Minister ... Read more...
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Indo-Russian transport aircraft to fly by 2017
September 12th, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Indo-Russian Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA), designed to replace India's AN 32 aircraft, should be flying in about seven years, a Russian official has said. ... Read more...
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India, Russia finalize transport aircraft project
September 9th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) India and Russia have finalized arrangements to jointly develop the Multi-role Transport Aircraft (MTA) with each side pooling in $300.35 million.According to the coming issue ... Read more...
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Iran’s first n-plant to come online Aug 21
August 13th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The launch of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran has been set for Aug 21, the Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom) said Friday.
Rosatom spokesman Sergei ... Read more...
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Russia’s capital outflow to be close to zero in 2010
April 25th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Net capital outflow from Russia will decrease and may be close to zero in 2010 as the country is back on recovery facilitated by higher oil prices, ... Read more...
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Venezuela to buy arms worth $5 bn from Russia
April 6th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 6 (IANS/EFE) Venezuela will buy new arms from Russia valued at more than $5 billion, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said.
"Our delegation has just returned from Venezuela and ... Read more...
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Agenda of Putin’s New Delhi visit
March 11th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar.11 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir V Putin will arrive here around midnight.On Friday, he will call on President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at noon for about half-an-hour.At 12:45 p.m., ... Read more...
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Russia’s arms industry aims to reassert itself at DefExpo
February 13th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Russia, which was once India's principal source of arms imports but which has seen its market share steadily declining over the years, will aim to reassert itself ... Read more...
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Gorshkov price is settled with Russia at $2.3 billion
December 17th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan R Luthra
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The price of aircraft carrier Gorshkov has been finally settled at US $2.3 billion.Notwithstanding some bitterness, the Indian side finally agreed to pay ... Read more...
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Gorshkov talks in final stages but no deadline: Navy chief
December 2nd, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Indian Navy chief, Admiral Nirmal Verma, Wednesday said negotiations on the price of Russian-built aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov are in the "final stages". He refused to ... Read more...
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Defence, trade on agenda during Indian PM’s Russia visit
December 2nd, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Russia Sunday for the annual summit talks with President Dmitry Medvedev, with expansion of civil nuclear ties, new defence ... Read more...
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Gorshkov deal unlikely during PM’s Russia visit: Antony
November 27th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The revised deal for the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov that the Indian Navy has purchased is unlikely to be clinched during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ... Read more...
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Russia pledges 25 percent emissions cut by 2020
November 19th, 2009 - 5:11 am ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Nov 19 (RIA Novosti) Russia aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 25 percent below the 1990 level by 2020, President Dmitry Medvedev told an EU-Russia summit here Thursday.
Speaking after ... Read more...
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Russian team in India to negotiate Gorshkov price
November 16th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) A 40-member Russian delegation has arrived in India to discuss the price hike for refurbishment of aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, even as both the sides have "dug ... Read more...
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Russia against arms race in space
October 21st, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 21 (RIA Novosti) The Russian delegation to the UN has submitted two draft resolutions on confidence-building measures and on the prevention of arms race in space.
The resolution has to ... Read more...
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Russia, US continue strategic arms reduction dialogue
September 21st, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 21 (RIA Novosti) For the first time, in talks on a new nuclear arms reduction deal, Moscow and Washington would be discussing concrete provisions for reaching an agreement to ... Read more...
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Gorshkov’s escalated price to be finalised in two days: Navy chief
August 27th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The final price of the Russian-built aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov will be arrived at in two days time, Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said Thursday.
The price ... Read more...
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Dhaka renews its quest for nuclear power
April 2nd, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 2 (IANS) Bangladesh is to submit a fresh proposal to a visiting Russian delegation Thursday for setting up two 1,000 MW nuclear power plants, a newspaper said.
Dhaka and Moscow hope ... Read more...
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Nuclear reactor may be set up with Russian Cooperation
March 7th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), March 7 (ANI): Chairman of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) S K Jain has said that one more site may be identified to set up an ... Read more...
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