MOSCOW, Oct 27: India wants to collaborate with Russia in developing new weapons, Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said on Thursday during a visit to Moscow.

“We should aim at joint action in military matters and the creation of new weapons,” Mr Singh told students during a presentation at the prestigious Moscow Institute of International Relations.

He cited the development of the Bramos anti-ship cruise missiles for the Indian navy as a good example of their cooperation.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was due to visit Russia in December, said the foreign minister.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met Mr Singh at the Kremlin on Thursday, said the prime minister’s visit would be ‘the key event of the year’. —AFP