The 2000 Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia
... strategic bilateral engagement On October 3, 2000, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Vladimir Putin cemented India-Russia bilateral ties with the signing of the historical agreement, the “ Declaration on the India-Russia Strategic Partnership ... ... between the two countries has been successfully reflected in many instances at regional and global platforms. India, along with BRICS member states, abstaining its vote during the United Nations General Assembly referendum against Russia for its accession ...