NEW DELHI: Russia and India are working on the mutual deployment of ground stations for their navigation satellite systems, GLONASS and NavIC for enhanced accuracy, a senior Russian diplomat said.“Work is underway on the mutual parity placement of ground stations for collecting measurements of the Russian global navigation satellite system GLONASS and the Indian regional navigation satellite system NavIC,” Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov was quoted saying by the state-run TASS news agency.Alipov said space cooperation continues to be one of the strongest pillars of the India–Russia partnership, covering manned missions like India’s Gaganyaan programme, propulsion technologies, and satellite navigation.He also highlighted the steady growth in bilateral scientific and technological collaboration across sectors such as biomedicine, physics, chemistry, healthcare, and material sciences. “We are seeing great interest from our Indian partners in advancing polar research. Quantum technologies occupy a special place in bilateral cooperation, with both countries having significant developments in this area,” he said.According to Alipov, scientific institutions and startups from both countries are increasingly exploring cooperation in artificial intelligence, including the joint development of AI algorithms related to biometrics.Earlier this week, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar concluded a series of agreements and reviewed key projects during discussions with Russian deputy prime minister Denis Manturov, who co-chairs the India–Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Technological and Cultural Cooperation.Russia and India are expected to sign several agreements in cutting-edge technology during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi in the first week of December for the annual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.(With input from agencies)
