New Delhi, Apr 18: In a major development, India and Russia will be able to position military aircraft, navy warships and up to 3,000 soldiers in each other’s territory, boosting their strategic relationship.
This will be possible under an Inter-Governmental Agreement between the two countries on procedures for sending military personnel along with fighter planes and warships to each other’s territory.
“Under this agreement, unless the parties agree otherwise, no more than the following may be present simultaneously on the territory of the receiving state and in the airspace above it: Five military ships of the sending state, 10 military aircraft of the sending state, 3,000 military personnel of the sending state,” the agreement says.
Details:
The agreement regulates not only the deployment of military personnel and equipment but also logistics.
The established procedures will be used during joint exercises, training, the provision of humanitarian assistance, the response to natural disasters and manmade catastrophes, as well as in other cases by agreement.
The document simplifies the mutual use of the two countries’ airspace and entry by Russian and Indian military ships in each other’s ports.
The agreement was signed in February 2025 and Russia ratified a law in this regard in December last year.
The agreement entered into force on January 12, 2026, said the legal information portal of Russia which published the document today. (NVI)
