Russia and India have been bound by deep military ties.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa(AP) — Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships launched a week of naval drills with host South Africa off the Cape Town coast Friday as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States' intervention in Venezuela and its move to ...

Rogue states Russia, Iran and China joined naval drills alongside South Africa Saturday, as tensions mount between several countries in the block of nations and the US. The week‑long exercise, which began Friday off the Cape Town coast and is being led ...

Some Russian recruits say they were given less than two weeks of preparation before being sent into combat.