The coronavirus relief fund of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, called the PM Cares fund, has received a donation of $2 million from the Russian government's main defence export body Rosoboronexport. The donation has been made by the Russian body for acquiring medical equipment and protective gear to be used by the healthcare workers. In October 2018, India signed a defence deal with Rosoboronexport for the procurement of S-400 air defence missile systems. Moreover, the Indian Embassy in Moscow has widely publicised the PM Cares fund. Recently, Indian ambassador to Russia, D Bala Venkatesh Varma, made a video appeal to publicize the fund in Russia.

Source: dna April 15, 2020 12:11 UTC