By IANS
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned from Moscow Tuesday after a whirlwind visit during which India and Russia signed four accords, including a landmark pact on a joint unmanned lunar exploration programme.
The two countries also signed agreements on the joint development of a multi-role transport aircraft, the resolution of issues related to the long-pending rupee-rouble trade and narcotics trafficking.
In the visit that lasted less than 36 hours, the two countries underlined the continued vitality of their strategic ties that continue to thrive despite major transformations in the world.
Although the two countries could not sign a pact on Russia building four more additional nuclear reactors due to the stalling of the India-US nuclear deal, they decided to expand their civil nuclear cooperation.