Russian defense experts said on Sunday (October 5, 2025) that Delhi would really benefit from the alleged sale of RD-93 engine to Pakistan for use in JF-17. Experts rejected the criticism of the Government of India on this issue as unfair.

Pyotrakanov, the head of the section on new challenges in South and South-East Asia at the prestigious Praimkov Institute in Moscow, said to PTI-language, ‘I don’t think criticism is appropriate here. If the news of providing engines for JF-17 fighter jet from Russia is correct, then India will really benefit from two ways.

He said, ‘First of all, it shows that China and Pakistan have not yet managed to change the Russian engine. Secondly, the new aircraft will be familiar and estimated to India, especially because both share the same engine and India has seen the operational use of JF-17 during the May 2025 crisis (Operation Sindoor).

Topicanov reminded that China had requested Russia to supply the RD-93 engine as a temporary measure for its FC-17 jet and the issue of transfer of it to Pakistan was raised from Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Dr. Manmohan Singh at the time of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).

Russia with technology transfer to India Rd-33 engine license was given

However, another expert said on the condition of keeping his name secret that he remembers the conversation on this issue. He said, “Moscow assured New Delhi that the RD-93 deal is completely commercial without any technical transfer (TOT), while India has been licensed far better RD-33 engines under technical transfer (TOT).”

The RD-93 produced by the Climov plant, compared to its original RD-33, gives more thrust, but its service period is short. The service period of RD-93 is 2,200 hours, while RD-33 has 4,000 hours.

Under a tripartite agreement between Russia-China-Pakistan, Russia is supplying a fully assembled RD-93 engine since the early 2000s. Pakistan is now wanting a revised version, which has not yet developed. There has been no official statement about sale.

Congress targeted the Government of India regarding Russia

The Congress had said on Saturday (October 4, 2025), citing media news for the supply of engine for Pakistani fighter aircraft JF-17, that it is the failure of Modi government’s diplomacy and it should tell the country why Russia, a trusted partner of India, is giving military support to Pakistan.

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh cited reports that Russia is supplying advanced RD-93 MA engine for JF-17 fighter aircraft.

BJP retaliated on Congress

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday (October 5, 2025) called the reports of Russia on the supply of JF-17 jet engine to Pakistan, and criticized the Congress for raising the issue on social media. The BJP accused the Congress of taking the enemy’s side instead of India.

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India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior officials of Russia in Moscow on Thursday (August 7, 2025). During this time, India and Russia reiterated their commitment to their strategic partnership with each other.

The meeting with NSA Ajit Doval’s Russian President Putin has taken place a day after US President Donald Trump’s announcement of doubling 25 percent tariffs imposed on India for buying Russian oil. Ajit Doval’s visit to Russia was already decided and in this he discussed with Russia’s leadership to strengthen strategic and economic cooperation between the two countries.

Indian NSA Ajit Doval met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kremlin, before Doval discussed widely with Sergei Shigu, Secretary, Russian Security Council. During the discussion, Doval and Shoigu emphasized the importance of extremely special relations between India and Russia amid growing uncertainties on the global stage, which was a clear indication towards the upheaval arising out of the policies of Trump administration.

We give importance to our partnership- Doval

NSA Ajit Doval said, “We give great importance to our strategic partnership. You (Shoiga) rightly said that the world is going through a very upheaval at this time. There are many uncertainty, some unknown circumstances and in such environment, there is a very special role of our old strategic and privilege in such environment.”

Sergei Shoigu told priority to strengthen strategic partnership with India

To this, Sergei Shigu, Secretary, Russian Security Council, said, “It is our priority to strengthen the strategic partnership with India, which is a strong relationship between Russia and India and Moscow is based on a priority, which is based on mutual respect, trust, equally understanding of each other’s interests and a desire to advance an agenda.

He said, “We are committed to the creation of a new and durable world system, ensuring the rule of international law and further active cooperation to combat all modern challenges and dangers.”

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Sergey lavrov on ric troika format: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov said on Thursday (May 29, 2025) that Moscow is interested in re-starting activities under Russia-India-China format.

Russian External Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov was addressing an international social and political conference held in the city of Param, situated in the midst of the Ural mountains. The conference was organized in Eurasia to build a single and equitable system regarding security and co-operation. The city of Parm, situated in the middle of the Ural mountains, is located at the place where the border of Europe is combined with Asia.

Ric What Russian Foreign Minister said about Troika Format

According to TASS, the Russian Foreign Minister said, “I want to confirm that we are interested in their activism as soon as possible under Troika Russia-India-China format. Completed, rather it has held meetings at the level of heads of economic, business and financial agencies of the three countries. ”

He said, “As I think today, India and China have reached a consensus to calm the situation on the border and I think the time has come to activate this Ric Troika again.”

Russian Foreign Minister Nato Accused on

Apart from this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov also accused NATO. He said that today NATO is openly trying to include India in the conspiracy against China.

He said, “I am saying this on the basis of confidential talks with India that I have no doubt that our Indian friends and we are looking at this tendency from Russia, which can actually be called a big action of provocative provocative.”

Following the Milgian military dispute Ric Troika postponed

It is noteworthy that Ric Troika has been located since the military dispute between India and China in the Galwan Valley in 2020. However, during the BRICS Summit held in October 2024 in Kazan, Russia, the two leaders had expressed the need to improve bilateral relations between the two countries during the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.