India-Russia defense pact details confirmed

India and Russia have signed a new defense agreement permitting limited mutual military deployments on each other's territory. The pact allows each country to station up to 3,000 troops, 10 military aircraft, and 5 warships at a time. The agreement is intended for joint military exercises, training, humanitarian missions, and disaster relief operations, not for permanent basing or warfighting. This formalizes a framework for enhanced military cooperation between the two long-standing partners.