Pakistan and Russia signed an agreement under which Pakistani soldiers, for the first time, will undergo training at Russian military institutes.
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The agreement was signed with the aim of further strengthening their defence ties.
It was signed during the first meeting of Russia-Pakistan Joint Military Consultative Committee (JMCC), the highest forum of their defence collaboration.
Comment: Since the signing of the defence cooperation agreement in 2014, defence ties between the two sides have moved past the bitter Cold War tensions. Key reasons are –
deterioration of relations between Pakistan and the U.S. which has pushed the former towards China and Russia.
Reduction of Indian defence imports from Russia with a tilt towards U.S., Israel and France.
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