On December 6, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit and discussed the entire gamut of relations, including regional and global issues in New Delhi, reports India Today. Prior to this meeting, Foreign and Defence Ministers of the both the countries participated in the inaugural 2+2 ministerial meeting and hold bilateral talks, including the meeting of the intergovernmental commission on military and technical cooperation. 28 agreements across sectors from defence to energy to space exploration, science and technology, heavy engineering, to trade and investment were signed during the bilateral meeting. However, the much anticipated ‘Reciprocal Exchange of Logistical Support’ (RELOS) was put off. Among the military pacts, the two sides signed the ‘Agreement on Program of the Military-Technical Cooperation from 2021-2031’. This 10 year Defence Cooperation Program outlines the ongoing defence cooperation and future possible cooperation between the two countries. Such agreements are being signed since 1994. The long awaited ‘A-203 assault rifles deal’ was inked at the end of bilateral talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu, paving the way for the production of over six lakh rifles in Amethi. On the other hand, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar along with his counterpart Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan, especially the security situation and its implications in the region, the current political situation, issues related to terrorism, radicalisation and drug trafficking etc. Both the countries emphasised that Afghanistan’s territory should not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing any terrorist groups including Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) etc. and reaffirmed their firm commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including its financing, the dismantling of terrorist infrastructure and countering radicalization, to ensure that Afghanistan would never become a safe haven for global terrorism.