00:00That's the venue, I believe, where INOPROM is going on.
00:04And that's where all the displays are there,
00:07where you were there just a few minutes ago,
00:09which has now been completely barricaded
00:12because of Prime Minister Modi and President Putin's arrival.
00:15The meeting lasted for 45 minutes.
00:17A lot of issues taken up for discussion.
00:19We are expecting a joint statement,
00:21but now it will be also about showcasing India's technological advancements.
00:28Okay, so those are the visuals coming in
00:30of Prime Minister Modi and President Putin
00:33arriving in that car, perhaps, together.
00:36Gaurav.
00:40Quite a vehicle, President Putin's vehicle,
00:44in which they arrived and that vehicle has just taken a turn
00:47right where I was standing this moment.
00:49So it's quite fascinating watching
00:52the way the two world leaders walk together,
00:55their bonhomie, the way they talk to each other.
00:58And remember, in the past, there's been this conversation
01:00that the Russian President said,
01:02oh, I don't need a translator.
01:03I can hear them, I can feel the conversation.
01:07So that's the kind of bonhomie that the two have.
01:10Now, when they walk through this pavilion
01:12like behind me,
01:14the conversation,
01:15and of course, they start the face of Mr. White
01:17behind me, Foreign Secretary Vikram Mistry,
01:19just, you know,
01:21and they're now coming in.
01:27So the heads of state came in,
01:29in their cars,
01:30and the others are coming in.
01:32So now walking in to see this exhibition,
01:36and this is an exhibition that everybody must see.
01:39It's truly spectacular.
01:40The kind of progress India has made
01:42in the field of science and technology,
01:45it's something to be proud of.
01:47Technology that we used to buy
01:48from the rest of the world.
01:50Technology that was denied to us
01:52in very critical times.
01:53And we've reported on this.
01:54We've seen our entire Seeking and Sea Harrier fleet
01:57being grounded by sanctions
02:00that were imposed on India
02:02after the 1998 forefront test.
02:04And after that,
02:05how we are going full screen
02:07on Atmanir Bhatt Bharat.
02:09Now that needs to be taken to the next level.
02:11You know, areas like the fighter jet engine.
02:14Once we crack that technology,
02:17because we're also,
02:17we're already doing the nuclear submarine.
02:20Once you start doing the fighter jet engines,
02:22you know, you're doing missiles,
02:24you start doing fighter jet engines,
02:26and you're truly a superb world power.
02:29So that is one frontier
02:31that India needs to crack.
02:33Small arms, you've done a great job.
02:35You know, missiles,
02:37we've done a fantastic job.
02:39And just look at these images
02:40of the Prime Minister
02:41and the Russian President walking in
02:43to this exhibition
02:45as they see new technology
02:47that is on display.
02:49The two world leaders
02:51have had a quick glimpse
02:53of what technology
02:55Russia has to offer.
02:56And Russia has great technology to offer
02:58in terms of tunnel boring machine.
03:00If Russia can give us that technology,
03:02then we are not dependent on China
03:04for tunnel boring machines.
03:05And a lot of our modernization drives
03:07or efforts which are held back
03:10that can move forward
03:11on rare earth minerals.
03:12If you can move forward
03:13on rare earth minerals and magnets,
03:15you know, that's again
03:17a great area of cooperation
03:18where India and Russia
03:20are choosing to move forward.
03:22So this is where
03:23neither America nor China
03:25can deny you technology.
03:27That's the effort
03:28in which this relationship
03:29is now being taken forward, Maria.
03:30So the two leaders
03:33now walking on that red carpet
03:34as they head to Inuprom,
03:36that is the place
03:37where that display has been put.
03:39This is all inside
03:40the Bharat Mandapam
03:42in that massive spread
03:44of several hundred,
03:46you know, okay.
03:47So those are the visuals
03:48right there.
03:50As Prime Minister Modi
03:51and President Putin
03:52now move to another part
03:54of Bharat Mandapam.
03:55That's where Inuprom
03:56is ongoing.
03:57That's the trade talk
03:59which is happening.
03:59the business delegations
04:03accompanying President Putin
04:05have been all there
04:06for the last couple of days, Sandeep.
04:10And what a beautiful display
04:13at Bharat Mandapam
04:14that we are witnessing, Sandeep.
04:16Yeah, absolutely.
04:17And you know, Maria,
04:18I couldn't take my eyes
04:19off that armored
04:20Aurus Senat limousine
04:21that President Putin
04:23has brought with him
04:24from the Russian Federation.
04:25Now that's one of the most
04:26unique cars in the world.
04:28You know, it's, to give you an idea,
04:30it's got a 590 horsepower engine, Maria.
04:33And that is twice the power
04:36of a BMP-2,
04:38infantry combat vehicle.
04:40It's twice as powerful
04:41as a mini tank.
04:43And it's got a weight of something like 6 tons.
04:46It's, you know,
04:46it's built like a tank
04:49and it can take direct hits
04:50from RPGs and sniper weapons.
04:52It's possibly the best
04:54of Russian technology there on display,
04:57which is not part of the exhibition.
04:58It's, of course,
04:59it's a personal, you know,
05:03conveyance for President Putin.
05:05And that's also a,
05:06you can see that,
05:08those visuals there
05:09for his car diplomacy
05:11with Prime Minister Modi.
05:13This has been the stage for that.
05:15The armored Aurus Senat limousine,
05:19which President Putin
05:20has started using in 2018 onwards.
05:23It's been there for about 8 years now.
05:25It is Russia's equivalent
05:26of the US President's Cadillac,
05:30armored Cadillac,
05:31which is called the Beast.
05:32So, there you have it.
05:33It's an interesting statement
05:34that, you know,
05:36President Putin has brought
05:37his own vehicle with him.
05:39And, of course,
05:40the two heads of state
05:43are now together.
05:45Tell me, you know,
05:46tell me how it works.
05:47Usually, most of these heads of state,
05:50you know, actually ensure
05:51that their vehicle lands in the country,
05:53that they are about to arrive?
05:54Yes, absolutely.
05:55There's a whole convoy of,
05:56you know, aircraft
05:57that bring in all of these vehicles.
05:59You know,
06:00they bring in their specialized equipment.
06:01protection equipment.
06:03And this would definitely have come in
06:04a day or two prior
06:06to President Putin's visit.
06:07There's a fleet of these armored limousines,
06:10you know,
06:10that accompany him
06:11wherever he goes in the world
06:12because he's,
06:13you know,
06:15a high value,
06:17you think,
06:18he has a certain threat perception,
06:21which is why he doesn't travel abroad
06:22too frequently.
06:23But when he does,
06:24he travels with this fleet
06:26of armored limousines.
06:27And like I mentioned,
06:28they're built like tanks.
06:29They can withstand,
06:30you know,
06:32rocket-propelled grenade hits.
06:34They're designed to travel
06:35even after their tires have been blown out.
06:37They have run-flat tires.
06:39They have armor plating,
06:40which is why a normal limousine
06:42weighs about two tons.
06:43This particular unit
06:44that President Putin uses,
06:47it's a specialized vehicle.
06:49it's got a weight
06:50of something like six tons.
06:52So it's like a light tank.
06:53It's built to withstand
06:54the very worst
06:55and protect its principles,
06:58President Putin,
06:59of course,
06:59being one of them.
07:00So that's,
07:01that was quite a lesson there, Sandeep.
07:03On that vehicle,
07:04which is now the car
07:06which is being used
07:07by Prime Minister Modi
07:08and President Putin
07:08as they move from one part
07:10of Bharat Mandapam
07:11to another
07:12for that inner prom
07:13and the display
07:14which has been put up.
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