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(AFP) "The leaders of veteran allies Russia and India agreed Monday to launch a joint unmanned mission to the moon....

Russia accounts for 70 percent of Indian military hardware while India currently accounts for 30 percent of Russian arms sales."

Also: (AP) "President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that a convincing victory for the party he is leading in Dec. 2 parliamentary elections would give him the "moral right" to maintain strong influence in Russia after he steps down next year."

(Vladimir Putin greets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Natalia Kolesnnikova, Pool))