<p>New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a three-day trip to Russia on Sunday to witness the commissioning of a stealth warship into the Indian Navy and hold talks with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov on the expansion of bilateral cooperation in co-production of military hardware.</p>.<p>The Russian-manufactured multi-role stealth guided missile frigate INS Tushil will be commissioned on Monday in the coastal city of Kaliningrad.</p>.<p>The warship, billed as one of the most technologically advanced frigates globally, is expected to significantly bolster the Indian Navy's operational capability in the Indian Ocean, a region that has witnessed increasing Chinese forays.</p>.<p>Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi will accompany Singh to the commissioning ceremony.</p>.<p>Defence Minister Singh will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation from December 8 to 10, an official readout said on Saturday.</p>.<p>It said Singh and Belousov will co-chair the 21st meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow on December 10.</p>.<p>The defence minister's visit to Russia comes five months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Moscow and held summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.</p>.Rajnath Singh exhorts people to contribute to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.<p>In the talks, both sides decided to further bolster two-way defence ties.</p>.<p>Singh and Belousov will review the entire range of multi-faceted relations between the two countries in the field of defence, including military-to-military and industrial cooperation, the defence ministry said in the readout.</p>.<p>"They will also exchange views on contemporary regional and global issues of mutual interest," it said.</p>.<p>People familiar with Singh's visit said India-Russia cooperation in co-production of military hardware will figure prominently in the talks between the two defence ministers.</p>.<p>"As part of the visit, the defence minister will also commission the Indian Navy's latest multi-role stealth guided missile frigate 'INS Tushil' at Yantra Shipyard, Kaliningrad on December 9," the ministry said.</p>.<p>It said Singh will also pay tributes at 'The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' in Moscow to honour the Soviet soldiers killed during the Second World War.</p>.<p>He is also scheduled to interact with the members of the Indian community in Moscow.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a three-day trip to Russia on Sunday to witness the commissioning of a stealth warship into the Indian Navy and hold talks with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov on the expansion of bilateral cooperation in co-production of military hardware.</p>.<p>The Russian-manufactured multi-role stealth guided missile frigate INS Tushil will be commissioned on Monday in the coastal city of Kaliningrad.</p>.<p>The warship, billed as one of the most technologically advanced frigates globally, is expected to significantly bolster the Indian Navy's operational capability in the Indian Ocean, a region that has witnessed increasing Chinese forays.</p>.<p>Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi will accompany Singh to the commissioning ceremony.</p>.<p>Defence Minister Singh will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation from December 8 to 10, an official readout said on Saturday.</p>.<p>It said Singh and Belousov will co-chair the 21st meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow on December 10.</p>.<p>The defence minister's visit to Russia comes five months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Moscow and held summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.</p>.Rajnath Singh exhorts people to contribute to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.<p>In the talks, both sides decided to further bolster two-way defence ties.</p>.<p>Singh and Belousov will review the entire range of multi-faceted relations between the two countries in the field of defence, including military-to-military and industrial cooperation, the defence ministry said in the readout.</p>.<p>"They will also exchange views on contemporary regional and global issues of mutual interest," it said.</p>.<p>People familiar with Singh's visit said India-Russia cooperation in co-production of military hardware will figure prominently in the talks between the two defence ministers.</p>.<p>"As part of the visit, the defence minister will also commission the Indian Navy's latest multi-role stealth guided missile frigate 'INS Tushil' at Yantra Shipyard, Kaliningrad on December 9," the ministry said.</p>.<p>It said Singh will also pay tributes at 'The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' in Moscow to honour the Soviet soldiers killed during the Second World War.</p>.<p>He is also scheduled to interact with the members of the Indian community in Moscow.</p>