Статья 21«Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Индии о порядке направления воинских формирований, военных кораблей и военных воздушных судов Российской Федерации на территорию Республики Индии и воинских формирований, военных кораблей и военных воздушных судов Республики Индии на территорию Российской Федерации и организации их взаимного материально-технического обеспечения» [рус., англ.]

1. Настоящее Соглашение не затрагивает прав и обязательств каждой из Сторон, вытекающих из других международных договоров, участником которых является ее государство.

2. Настоящее Соглашение вступает в силу с даты получения последнего письменного уведомления по дипломатическим каналам о выполнении Сторонами внутригосударственных процедур, необходимых для его вступления в силу.

3. Настоящее Соглашение действует в течение 5 лет и автоматически продлевается на последующие 5-летние периоды, если ни одна из Сторон не уведомит другую Сторону о намерении прекратить его действие не менее чем за 6 месяцев до истечения первоначального или любого последующего периода действия Соглашения.

4. Любые изменения в настоящее Соглашение вносятся по взаимному согласию Сторон.

Подписано в г. Москве 18 февраля 2025 г. в двух экземплярах, каждый на русском, хинди и английском языках, имеющих одинаковую силу. В случае возникновения разногласий для целей толкования положений настоящего Соглашения используется текст на английском языке.

The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India, hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

recalling the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on military cooperation dated 28 January 1993;

aspiring to create favorable conditions for further development of bilateral cooperation between the Armed Forces of the States of the Parties;

acknowledging that the development of bilateral military cooperation serves the purposes of peace and stability in the region and the long-term interests of both countries;

based on the principles of equality, partnership and mutual benefit and respecting each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity;

recognizing the utility of creating institutional arrangements for reciprocal provision of logistics support, spares and services for the Armed Forces of the Parties;

Article 1

The following definitions will be used for the purposes of this Agreement:

«logistics support» — provision of food, water, all types of fuel, oils, lubricants, ammunition, spare parts and components for equipment;

«support and services» — billeting, transportation (including airlift), medical services provided to personnel of military formations; communication services; repair, maintenance and storage of equipment, and other services, at sea ports and airfields;

«warship» has the meaning determined by the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas of 10 December 1982;

«detachment of warships» — two or more warships sailing together under one command;

«military aircraft» — any aircraft of the Armed Forces of the States of the Parties except space vehicle;

«port call» — innocent passage of a warship/detachment of warships of the State of the Sending Party through the territorial sea and internal waters of the State of the Receiving Party and temporary stay at seaports of the State of the Receiving Party;

«equipment» — any means of transport, military vehicles, armament and equipment belonging to the Armed Forces of the States of the Parties necessary for the conduct of activities of military formations in the framework of implementation of this Agreement;

«real estate» — the property of the State of the Receiving Party, land plots and properties (buildings, structures and other infrastructure facilities) that are under temporary use with the consent of the State of the Receiving Party of military formations of the State of the Sending Party;

«flight request» — an official document on intention of the use of the airspace and airfield infrastructure of the State of the Receiving Party;

«notification» — an official document being sent to an authorized body of the Receiving Party by an authorized body of the Sending Party in order to inform of an intention for a Port Call;

«requisition» — an official document with a request/suggestion of sending military formations of State of one of the Parties to the territory of the State of the other Party in the framework of this Agreement;

«military formation» — military units, headquarter elements detached from the Armed Forces, other forces and authorities of the State of one Party, being sent to the territory of the State of the other Party in framework of implementation of this Agreement;

«personnel of a military formation» — military and civilian staff of a military formation as well as citizens of the formation's State attached to it;

«sending Party» — the Party sending its military formations, warships and military aircraft to the territory of the State of the other Party;

«receiving Party» — the Party whose State territory (land, internal waters, territorial sea and airspace over those) is used in framework of implementation of this Agreement.

Article 2

The objectives of the present Agreement are:

determining the procedures for sending military formations, port calls of warships and the use of airspace and airfield facilities by military aircraft of both the States of the Parties;

organization of logistic and technical support of military formations, warships, military aircraft and other equipment of both the States of the Parties.

Article 3

The authorized bodies of the Parties for the implementation of this Agreement are:

From the Russian side — the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation;

From the Indian side — the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India.

The Parties shall inform each other in writing through diplomatic channels about changes in their authorized bodies.

The authorized bodies of the Parties can create working groups for realizing the Agreement. The personnel and the working mechanism of such groups will be determined by the authorized bodies of the Parties.

Article 4

Each Party, in accordance with procedures established by the legislation of its State and on the basis of requisition, may send military formations, warships and military aircraft to the territory of the other Party State for:

conduct of joint exercises and training;

humanitarian assistance;

natural disaster and technological disaster recovery;

Article 5

In case of joint exercises, terms and areas of the exercises, composition and number of military formations, warships and military aircraft directed to the exercises, routes of movement and place of deployment of military formations, as well as other issues related to the organization and order of the exercises shall be agreed upon by the authorized bodies of the Parties and drawn up in the form of a protocol to be signed by them.

Article 6

1. Military formations shall cross the state border of each of the States of the Parties at the mutually decided points of the passage. The list of the personnel and the list of the movable property, compiled in Russian and English, certified by the authorized body of the Sending Party, indicating the purpose of the arrival and the period of stay at the territory of the State of the Receiving Party shall be handed over to the State of the Receiving Party in advance to facilitate the passage.

2. The list of the personnel must include surnames, names (father's names), gender, date of birth, post, military rank, series and number of the identifying document.

3. The form and procedure for compiling the list of personnel and the list of the movable property of the military formation are agreed by the authorized bodies of the Parties.

4. Persons of the military formations shall cross the state border of each of the Parties by presenting one of the following documents certifying their identity:

for the Russian Federation: passport, the personal military identification document, military ticket;

for the Republic of India: passport, military ticket.

The Receiving Party recognizes the documents of the State of the Sending Party certifying the identity of the citizens of the military formations of the State of the Sending Party.

5. Individuals of the military formation of the State of the Sending Party may not be admitted to enter the territory of the State of the Receiving Party under the legislation of the State of the Receiving Party.

6. The movement of personal items and currency of the personnel of the military formations of the State of the Sending Party to the territory of the State of the Receiving Party is carried out in accordance with the legislation of the State of the Receiving Party.

7. In the framework of implementation of this Agreement, the Receiving Party shall create conditions for movement of convoys of military equipment, military aircraft, warships and other vessels of the State of the Sending Party through the territory of the State of the Receiving Party. On mutual agreement of the Parties, the Receiving Party shall provide the State of the Sending Party's military formations with road, sea, river and air transport on its territory.

Article 7

1. The port call is made after the submission of the notification, which shall be sent by diplomatic channels no later than fourteen days before the date of the expected entry.

In case of a justified need, the Receiving Party may authorize a call earlier than the time limit specified in this article if it deems it necessary.

2. The notification shall specify:

a) the number, class, names of warships of the State of the Sending Party and their main dimensions (displacement, length, width, draught);

b) purpose of the port call;

c) duration of the port call, specifying its start and end dates;

d) the name and rank of the commander of the detachment of warships and/or the commander of each warship of the State of the Sending Party;

e) radio frequencies to be used at the stay of warship of the State of the Sending Party/detachment of warships of the State of the Sending Party at the port of the State of the Receiving Party.

In addition, the notification may contain information on the need to provide a pilot, a tugboat, a gangway, a mooring team and other services to ensure the vital functions of warship of the State of the Sending Party and its crew.

Article 8

1. The flights of military aircraft of the States of the Parties shall be carried out upon flight request which shall be sent by diplomatic channels no later than fourteen days prior to the proposed use of the airspace and airfield infrastructure of the State of the Receiving Party. In case of a justified need, the Receiving Party may authorize use of its airspace and airfield facilities earlier than the time limit specified in this article if it deems it necessary.

2. Flight request shall include information required by the legislation of the State of the Receiving Party and officially published in international aeronautical information collections, as well as information of the passport data of all members of the military aircraft crew and passengers carried on board.

3. Flight request and clearance as well as arrangements of its conditions, air traffic control of military aircraft of the States of the Parties on the ground and enroute shall be conducted in English language.

4. Aircraft flights shall be performed on routes (flight levels) as well as in specified airspace zones (areas) agreed with the Receiving Party.

5. Military aircraft flights clearances and organization of flights on international routes shall be arranged by the air transport authorities of each Party's States in accordance with the flight information region.

Article 9

Within the framework of this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, no more than the numbers specified below may be present in the territory of the State of the Receiving Party and in the airspace above it at any point of time:

5 warships of the State of the Sending Party;

10 military aircraft of the State of the Sending Party;

Article 10

Warships, military aircraft, equipment and personnel of military formations of the State of the Sending Party are allowed to use radio facilities to communicate at radio frequencies agreed upon by the authorized bodies of the Parties during their visit to the territory of the State of the Receiving Party.

Article 11

The personnel of military formations, crew members of warships and military aircraft of the State of the Sending Party, while staying at the territory of the State of the Receiving Party shall respect its sovereignty, customs, follow its legislation, shall refrain from any actions contrary to the basic principles of this Agreement, shall not interfere in the internal affairs of the Receiving Party's State and shall not participate in political activities on its territory.

Article 12

1. The Receiving Party shall take all possible measures towards the safety of the personnel of the military formations, crew members of warships and military aircraft of the Sending Party's State for the period of their temporary stay on the territory of its State, including the prevention and suppression of any illegal actions against them.

2. The military formations, crew members of warships and military aircraft of the State of the Sending Party at the territory of the State of the Receiving Party have the right to take appropriate measures to protect and secure their warships and military aircraft at the places of their mooring as well as equipment and personnel of military formations at the places of their deployment in accordance with the procedure agreed by the authorized bodies of the Parties.

Article 13

1. The authorized body of the Sending Party shall notify the authorized body of the Receiving Party in advance about the real estate required to accommodate personnel of military formations and equipment.

2. The Receiving Party shall provide, on conditions mutually agreed by authorized bodies of the Parties, to the military formations of the State of the Sending Party, real estate, water and electricity, and shall create the necessary conditions for them to live and perform their assigned tasks. Provision of transport and other services shall be carried out in accordance with separate arrangements between the authorized bodies of the Parties.

Article 14

1. In urgent cases, medical assistance to the personnel of military formations, crew members of warships and military aircraft of the State of the Sending Party shall be provided in the health care facilities of the State of the Receiving Party.

2. Payments for the services specified in the paragraph 1 of this Article shall be made by the authorized body of the Sending Party upon submission for payment of documents on the provision of medical assistance.

Article 15

1. Mooring of warships of the State of the Sending Party in the ports of the State of the Receiving Party will be carried out at berths or mooring areas equipped with water, fuel, electricity and food supply facilities. The port authorities of the State of the Receiving Party shall, at the request of the commander of the warship/detachment of warships of the State of the Sending Party, organize the reception of bilge and ballast water and household waste.

2. Provision of port services, repair services, delivery of water, food and other material and technical means shall be provided by the organizations authorized by the Parties.

3. The time of departure of the State of the Sending Party's warship/detachment of warships from the port of the State of the Receiving Party shall be notified by the commander of the State of the Sending Party's warship/detachment of warships to the senior naval commander at the port no later than 24 hours before departure.

Article 16

1. All military aircraft of the State of the Sending Party at the military airfields of the State of the Receiving Party shall be provided with parking and security.

2. The Parties guarantee timely airfield technical support for the military aircraft flights, their refueling, providing with lubricants and special fluids, as well as the proper technical condition of ground handling equipment.

3. Within the framework of this Agreement, the following services shall be rendered:

a) free of charge:

air traffic control in the area of the military airfield;

provision of necessary aeronautical data on military airfields;

transfer of flight requests (flight plans);

using of military navigation systems;

parking and security of military aircraft at military airfields of the State of the Receiving Party;

b) reimbursable basis:

providing aviation fuel, lubricants and special fluids;

restoration of failed aircraft equipment;

ensuring the stay of military aircraft crew members (meals, accommodation and other services).

4. The services provided in accordance with paragraph 3 (a) of this Article do not include those provided by civilian organizations.

Article 17

In case of inability to accommodate a requisition for port call, use of airspace and airfield infrastructure, logistics support, accommodation and services for military formations, warships and military aircraft of the State of the Sending Party, the authorized body of the Receiving Party shall notify the authorized body of the Sending Party not later than seven days of the date of receipt of requisition.

Article 18

The scope and procedures for reimbursement for logistic supplies, support and services rendered to military formations, warships and military aircraft of the State of the Sending Party shall be mutually decided by the authorized bodies of the Parties.

Article 19

Any disputes regarding interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be resolved by consultations and negotiations between the authorized bodies of the Parties, without any involvement of any third party including international organizations. Any dispute that cannot be resolved at the moment shall be subject to further consultations and negotiations between the Parties through diplomatic channels.

Article 20

For addressing urgent issues arising in the course of implementation of this Agreement, authorized bodies of the Parties shall exchange information through their defence attaches in the Embassies of their States in the Russian Federation and the Republic of India.

Article 21

1. This Agreement does not affect the rights and obligations of each of the Parties from other international agreements to which either State is a participant.

2. This Agreement shall enter into force from the date of receipt of the last written notification through diplomatic channels of the Parties' compliance with the domestic procedures necessary for its entry into force.

3. This Agreement shall be valid for a period of five years and shall be automatically extended for subsequent periods of five years, unless either Party notifies the other Party of its intention to terminate it at least six months before the expiration of the initial or any subsequent period of validity of the Agreement.

4. Any changes to this Agreement shall be made by mutual agreement of the Parties.

Signed at Moscow on 18 February 2025 in two copies, each in Russian, Hindi, and English, all texts being equally valid. Should there be any disagreements while interpreting the present Agreement, the English text will be used.

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