<p>New Delhi: India and Russia have decided to expand joint military exercises to further solidify the operational synergy.</p>.<p>The decision was taken at a meeting this week of the working group on military cooperation under the India-Russia Inter Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC).</p>.<p>The defence ministry said the meeting "marked a significant milestone in advancing the long standing strategic partnership between the two countries".</p>.PM Modi to host Russian President Vladimir Putin for India-Russia annual summit next year; dates yet to be worked out.<p>"It also agreed upon expanding joint exercises to further solidifying the operational synergy between the two forces," it said.</p>.<p>The declaration on the India-Russia strategic partnership was signed in 2000, which was elevated to the level of special and privileged strategic partnership in 2010.</p>.<p>The working group, a crucial forum for India-Russia defence cooperation, provides a platform to assess existing military engagements and identify new areas for collaboration to address evolving security challenges. </p>
<p>New Delhi: India and Russia have decided to expand joint military exercises to further solidify the operational synergy.</p>.<p>The decision was taken at a meeting this week of the working group on military cooperation under the India-Russia Inter Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC).</p>.<p>The defence ministry said the meeting "marked a significant milestone in advancing the long standing strategic partnership between the two countries".</p>.PM Modi to host Russian President Vladimir Putin for India-Russia annual summit next year; dates yet to be worked out.<p>"It also agreed upon expanding joint exercises to further solidifying the operational synergy between the two forces," it said.</p>.<p>The declaration on the India-Russia strategic partnership was signed in 2000, which was elevated to the level of special and privileged strategic partnership in 2010.</p>.<p>The working group, a crucial forum for India-Russia defence cooperation, provides a platform to assess existing military engagements and identify new areas for collaboration to address evolving security challenges. </p>