India, Russia sign AK-203 rifle deal

 Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin communicated "concern" Monday over the circumstance in Afghanistan and hailed the "battle against psychological oppression, drug dealing and coordinated wrongdoing" as key difficulties for which Russia and India should collaborate.

The two nations marked an agreement for the assembling of almost 6 lakh AK-203 rifles, yet all at once "put off" a complementary military coordinations support arrangement (RELOS).

In New Delhi for a reciprocal gathering with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Putin said: "We keep on collaborating mutually on worldwide plan… our positions are very comparative… in the battle against illegal intimidation, additionally battling drug dealing and coordinated wrongdoing."