<p>New Delhi: Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov will undertake a two-day visit to India beginning Thursday to review bilateral ties and exchange views with his Indian interlocutors on the fallout of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/west-asia">West Asia</a> conflict.</p>.<p>Manturov is scheduled to hold separate talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, according to the external affairs ministry.</p>.<p>Under the bilateral framework, Doval and Manturov are expected to deliberate on India-Russia ties in critical areas of defence, energy security and trade.</p>.<p>The Russian First Deputy Prime Minister's visit to New Delhi comes days after India cleared procurement of a fresh batch of five S-400 missile systems from Russia.</p>.India, Russia discuss West Asia crisis.<p>The decision to procure the additional batch of five S-400 air defence missile systems was taken against the backdrop of the missile system proving its capability during <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/operation-sindoor">Operation Sindoor</a>.</p>.<p>The missile system played a crucial role in India's dominance over Pakistan during the May 7-10 hostilities last year.</p>.<p>In October 2018, India had signed a USD 5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of S-400 air defence missile systems, notwithstanding a warning by the US that going ahead with the contract may invite US sanctions under the provisions of Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).</p>.<p>Three squadrons have already been delivered.</p>.<p>In the talks, the two sides are also expected to exchange views on the West Asia conflict and its impact on global economy, especially on the energy sector.</p>.<p>It is learnt that both sides will also review the implementation of decisions taken at the summit talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin last December.</p>.US calls India 'good actor, great partner' to justify waiver to buy oil from Russia for 30 days.<p>Following talks between the two leaders, India and Russia unveiled a raft of measures including a five-year roadmap to build a robust economic partnership and to increase the annual trade to USD 100 billion by 2030.</p>.<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week lauded India's "independent foreign policy" and said that <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/russia">Russia</a> looks forward to welcoming Modi for a visit this year.</p>.<p>In an address at an conference titled "India and Russia: Towards a new bilateral agenda," he said the "time-tested" friendship between the two countries is a model on interstate relations based on mutual trust and respect.</p>.<p>"New Delhi deserves the deepest respect for pursuing an independent foreign policy as part of its course toward strategic autonomy, consistently prioritising the national interest," he said.</p>.<p>"The time-tested Russian-Indian friendship is a model of how interstate relations based on equality, mutual trust and respect, and consideration of each other's interests can and should be built," he added. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov will undertake a two-day visit to India beginning Thursday to review bilateral ties and exchange views with his Indian interlocutors on the fallout of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/west-asia">West Asia</a> conflict.</p>.<p>Manturov is scheduled to hold separate talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, according to the external affairs ministry.</p>.<p>Under the bilateral framework, Doval and Manturov are expected to deliberate on India-Russia ties in critical areas of defence, energy security and trade.</p>.<p>The Russian First Deputy Prime Minister's visit to New Delhi comes days after India cleared procurement of a fresh batch of five S-400 missile systems from Russia.</p>.India, Russia discuss West Asia crisis.<p>The decision to procure the additional batch of five S-400 air defence missile systems was taken against the backdrop of the missile system proving its capability during <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/operation-sindoor">Operation Sindoor</a>.</p>.<p>The missile system played a crucial role in India's dominance over Pakistan during the May 7-10 hostilities last year.</p>.<p>In October 2018, India had signed a USD 5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of S-400 air defence missile systems, notwithstanding a warning by the US that going ahead with the contract may invite US sanctions under the provisions of Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).</p>.<p>Three squadrons have already been delivered.</p>.<p>In the talks, the two sides are also expected to exchange views on the West Asia conflict and its impact on global economy, especially on the energy sector.</p>.<p>It is learnt that both sides will also review the implementation of decisions taken at the summit talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin last December.</p>.US calls India 'good actor, great partner' to justify waiver to buy oil from Russia for 30 days.<p>Following talks between the two leaders, India and Russia unveiled a raft of measures including a five-year roadmap to build a robust economic partnership and to increase the annual trade to USD 100 billion by 2030.</p>.<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week lauded India's "independent foreign policy" and said that <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/russia">Russia</a> looks forward to welcoming Modi for a visit this year.</p>.<p>In an address at an conference titled "India and Russia: Towards a new bilateral agenda," he said the "time-tested" friendship between the two countries is a model on interstate relations based on mutual trust and respect.</p>.<p>"New Delhi deserves the deepest respect for pursuing an independent foreign policy as part of its course toward strategic autonomy, consistently prioritising the national interest," he said.</p>.<p>"The time-tested Russian-Indian friendship is a model of how interstate relations based on equality, mutual trust and respect, and consideration of each other's interests can and should be built," he added. </p>