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MOSCOW, January 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...
the Russian leader is expected to sign agreements on the construction of additional reactors for the Kudankulam NPP and of new nuclear plants in India under Russian designs, as well as setting up a Russian-Indian joint venture for the production of titanium dioxide and other titanium products.Russia has also invited India to participate in the Sakhalin III project in the Far East and the development of the Vankor oil and gas fields in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk Territory.
Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, who arrived in India ahead of Putin's visit, has already signed a host of arms deals with New Delhi, including an agreement on the licensed production of Russian RD-33 jet engines and the joint development of a military transport plane.
The existing Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation program, which lasts until 2010, lists up to 200 projects worth a total of around $18 billion, according to Russia's Defense Ministry.