TASS Russian News Agency:

The visit of the Indian military delegation to Russia, for training in operation of the S-400 air-defense systems, is a step in development of partner relations between the two countries, an Indian Air Force staff headquarters representative told TASS ahead of departure of almost 100 Indian servicemen to Russia.

“I would say this is another step towards India and Russia strategic partnership,” the representative said, at the sidelines of a meeting that took place in the Russian Embassy, on Tuesday. The event was attended by the heads of the Indian delegations, the representatives of the Indian Air Force headquarters, and the Russian Ambassador to India Nikolai Kadashev, and the military attaché Konstantin Zadorin, as well as other diplomats and the media.

As the journalists were told during the event, the Indian military usually do not visit foreign diplomatic missions in groups. But, this time, an exception was made for Russia, in order to underscore what importance India gives to development of relations with Moscow…

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