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Given that India buys 30% of all Russian defence exports, and that Russia actually leased India a nuclear attack submarine (INS Chakra) for a 10-year period, it’s not surprising the ties between the two countries remain deep. While India inked a $3 billion deal for 42 Sukhoi-30s to be put together by HAL from Russian kits and for 71 Mi-17V5 helicopters (in 2010, the original deal was for 59 such machines) when Russian President Vladimir Putin was in the capital on Monday, the ties extend to the $2.3 billion INS Vikramaditya, to cooperation in developing a nuclear ballistic missile submarine, cruise missiles, working on joint development of a fifth generation fighter aircraft and building more nuclear power plants.

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