politics
April 18, 2026
Russia, India publish agreement on procedures for deployment of military personnel
The agreement regulates not only the deployment of military personnel and equipment but also logistics
TL;DR
- Russia and India have published an intergovernmental agreement on procedures for mutual deployment of military personnel, ships, and aircraft.
- The agreement, signed in February 2025 and ratified by Russia in December, became effective on January 12, 2026.
- It limits the simultaneous presence of military personnel (3,000), ships (5), and aircraft (10) in the receiving state's territory and airspace.
- The procedures will apply to joint exercises, training, humanitarian assistance, disaster response, and other agreed-upon cases.
- The document simplifies the mutual use of airspace and entry of military ships into each other's ports.
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