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Russia and India forged a strategic partnership in a bid to rekindle the warmth of their Cold War-era friendship during Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's visit but stressed that they were not seeking to create a new military-political alliance. Sales and license agreements for Russian tanks and fighter jets were close to being signed, and a deal to sell India multiple rocket launchers was also being considered, a Russian source told reporters accompanying Putin.

Russia and India forged a strategic partnership in a bid to rekindle the warmth of their Cold War-era friendship during Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's visit but stressed that they were not seeking to create a new military-political alliance. Sales and license agreements for Russian tanks and fighter jets were close to being signed, and a deal to sell India multiple rocket launchers was also being considered, a Russian source told reporters accompanying Putin.

Russia said it would go ahead with a $250-million contract to sell rocket engines to India despite a U.S. warning that this could lead to trade penalties for both countries. "We are going to confirm within this contract our obligations . . .," Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Gennady E. Burbulis told a news conference in New Delhi. He also said Russian President Boris Yeltsin would visit India in the second half of this year and sign a friendship treaty.

In a concession that could slow the spread of advanced weaponry around the world, Russia has agreed to a U.S. request to scale back a sale of missile technology to India and sign an international agreement restricting future sales, State Department officials said Friday.

In a concession that could slow the spread of advanced weaponry around the world, Russia has agreed to a U.S. request to scale back a sale of missile technology to India and sign an international agreement restricting future sales, State Department officials said Friday.

Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin mended fences with longtime Soviet ally India on Thursday by reaching deals on debt repayment and new factories to make spare parts for the Indian military. Yeltsin called his visit to India, and earlier trips to China and South Korea, efforts to restructure post-Soviet foreign policy and counter hard-line Russian criticism that he is too pro-Western. Yeltsin and Indian Prime Minister P. V.

Visiting President Boris N. Yeltsin said Friday that Moscow wants to keep the peace among Russia, China and India as part of a new foreign policy more balanced between East and West. "Peaceful relations among the three . . . could be a stabilizing factor, not only in Asia but in the world," he said. Yeltsin spoke at the end of a three-day visit during which he solved a debt dispute with India and agreed to speed the supply of military spare parts here.

Visiting President Boris N. Yeltsin said Friday that Moscow wants to keep the peace among Russia, China and India as part of a new foreign policy more balanced between East and West. "Peaceful relations among the three . . . could be a stabilizing factor, not only in Asia but in the world," he said. Yeltsin spoke at the end of a three-day visit during which he solved a debt dispute with India and agreed to speed the supply of military spare parts here.

Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin mended fences with longtime Soviet ally India on Thursday by reaching deals on debt repayment and new factories to make spare parts for the Indian military. Yeltsin called his visit to India, and earlier trips to China and South Korea, efforts to restructure post-Soviet foreign policy and counter hard-line Russian criticism that he is too pro-Western. Yeltsin and Indian Prime Minister P. V.

Russia said it would go ahead with a $250-million contract to sell rocket engines to India despite a U.S. warning that this could lead to trade penalties for both countries. "We are going to confirm within this contract our obligations . . .," Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Gennady E. Burbulis told a news conference in New Delhi. He also said Russian President Boris Yeltsin would visit India in the second half of this year and sign a friendship treaty.