NSA Ajit Doval meets his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow yesterday and held discussions on a wide range of bilateral and international issues.

Russian embassy, in a statement, said the talks included cooperation in the area of security, as well as topical problems in the region.

It said that the two sides agreed to continue the dialogue between the Security Councils



of the two countries. This visit comes as India continues to engage with Russia on a number of issues including India's energy security amid the Ukraine conflict.

A US media report recently said Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia in June to become the second-biggest supplier of crude to India. New Delhi has maintained that its oil import from Moscow will be guided by its energy security needs.