Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov spoke with TASS in New Delhi on Jan. 22, and affirmed the strong alliance between Russia and India, to launch India’s first manned flight into space.
“Russia has historically been one of India’s most important partners in space exploration … [and] the Russian space agency Roscosmos and the Indian Space Research Organization are working together to advance the Indian manned space mission Gaganyaan,” Alipov explained.