New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- India and Russia have renewed their pledge to bolster confidence and accelerate defence industrial and technological collaboration during the fifth India-Russia Army Land System Sub-Group (ALSSG) conference in the national capital.

Held from August 4 to 7 under the framework of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC), the four-day assembly sought to fortify the longstanding security ties uniting both countries.

"Lt Gen Rahul R Singh, DCOAS (CD&S), led the Indian delegation. Maj Gen Tufekchi Aleksandr, Deputy Head of the Main Armoured Directorate, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, headed the Russian delegation. Both sides reaffirmed their...