NEW DELHI – Russia and India will sign a five billion dollar agreement on Saturday at BRICS summit in Goa.
As per the agreement Moscow to deliver S-400 surface-to-air missiles to New Delhi, Indian media reported.
“The agreement would be signed at the BRICS summit in Goa, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet separately with President Vladmir Putin too,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
The five missiles India is acquiring will likely provide defence for a big area around high value installations including nuclear power plants and key government complexes.
They are likewise expected to provide India with a missile-shield for protection against Pakistani or Chinese nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.
BRICS groups together China, Russia, Brazil India and South Africa.
