Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at the upcoming Victory Day Parade in Moscow, sources confirmed ANI on Wednesday.
According to reports, Russia invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in the event. However, the Indian side earlier stated that Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will represent the country in the parade instead.
Earlier, Russian President Press Secretary Dimitri Peskov confirmed the State News Agency Tass that Prime Minister Modi would not attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow.
Victory Day In World War II, Nazi remembers the victory of the Soviet Union over Germany and is marked with a grand military parade in the Russian capital.
Rajnath Singh last visited Russia in December 2023, for the commissioning ceremony of the Indian Navy in Kaliningrad. During that visit, he also paid tribute to the grave of an unknown soldier in Moscow, who honored the Soviet soldiers who died in the Second World War. He also interacted with members of the Indian community.
On December 9, the Commission INS Tustil, a multi-role of the advanced Krivak III category under Project 1135.6 is a scent-guided missile frigate. Of this category, six frigates are already in service with Indian Navy-three sword-class ships and are in service with three TEG-class ships, built in Yantar Shipyard of Kaliningrad, which are according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India after Prime Minister Modi’s invitation. Confirming this in March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov said that preparations for the yatra are going on.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to travel from the Indian head of the government. A visit to the Republic of India is currently being prepared by the head of the Russian state,” Lavrow was said by TAS.
In July last year, Prime Minister Modi visited Russia to attend the 22nd India-Russia annual summit in the invitation of President Putin. (AI)
