Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov held a meeting with India's National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval, focusing on defense and strategic cooperation between the two countries, the Russian embassy announced on Friday.

Just a day after Trump’s harsh new tariffs on India, NSA Ajit Doval met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to reaffirm and expand the India–Russia strategic partnership. With U.S. pressure mounting over Russian oil imports,