OREANDA-NEWS   The partnership between Russia and India is the key to balance in the South Asian region and global security in general, said Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov.

"Our bilateral relations are of a strategic nature. Partnership with India is the key to balance in the South Asian region and global security in general," the Russian Defense Ministry quoted Belousov as saying.

During his working visit to India, Belousov took part in the 22nd meeting of the Russian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation.