俄羅斯與印度簽署防務與能源協議

Russia and India signed a clutch of defence and energy deals on Thursday as prime minister Narendra Modi visited Moscow to reaffirm one of the world’s most valuable military relationships.

俄羅斯和印度週四簽訂了一系列防務和能源協議，印度總理倫德拉莫迪(Narendra Modi)正訪問莫斯科，再次確認全球最具價值的軍事關係之一。

Following a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin, the two leaders announced deals to build Russian-designed Kamov helicopters in India and for the location of a new nuclear power plant to be built by Russian state nuclear company Rosatom.

在與俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾渠京(Vladimir Putin)進行會晤後，兩位領導人宣佈達成協議，將在印度製造由俄羅斯設計的卡莫夫(Kamov)直升機，併爲由俄羅斯國家原子能公司(Rosatom)建造的新核電廠選址。

India, the world’s largest importer of defence equipment, is set to spend $250bn over the next decade modernising its antiquated hardware. But Mr Modi has made it a key policy to push for these new weapons systems and other equipment to be made mostly in India rather than abroad.

身爲全球最大軍工裝備進口國的印度，未來10年將支出2500億美元使其過時的裝備現代化。但莫迪推動的一項關鍵政策是主要在印度製造這些新的武器系統和其他裝備，而不是海外。

Mr Modi hailed the deal for the production of helicopters as the first major defence project under his “Make in India” programme. Under the deal with Rosatom, some equipment for nuclear power plants would also be built in India.

莫迪稱讚生產直升機的協議是他提出“在印度製造”計劃後的首個大型軍工項目。根據與俄羅斯國家原子能公司的協議，核電廠的部分設備也將在印度製造。

Russia and India have long been one another’s top defence partners, a relationship dating back to Soviet times. But in recent years, India has sought to broaden its diplomatic relations and has also been ordering military hardware from a more eclectic array of supplier, including the US.

長期以來，俄羅斯和印度一直是對方最大防務合作伙伴，這種關係可以追溯到蘇聯時期。但近幾年印度尋求拓寬外交關係，並向更爲廣泛的供應方（包括美國）訂購軍事裝備。

But Mr Modi has also indicated that he still sees Russia as one of India’s most reliable friends, and has made clear that he wishes to revive and deepen the frayed strategic ties, especially in areas such as nuclear power and defence.

但莫迪表示，他仍將俄羅斯視爲印度最可信賴的朋友之一，他明確表示，他希望重振並深化兩國間有些裂痕的戰略關係，特別是在覈電和軍工等領域。