NEW DELHI: Eyeing to further expand 'privileged' strategic partnership India and Russia on Thursday concluded plethora of 16 agreements across civil nuclear energy, defence, hydrocarbon, space, investments including setting up of 12 Russian built reactors for two sites as Moscow endorsed Delhi's bid for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC).At the annual Summit in Moscow, India and Russia, taking an indirect dig at Pakistan emphasized the need for joint and concerted efforts and cooperation among countries in the region to address the challenge of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including the dismantling of terrorist sanctuaries and safe havens and disrupting all financial and other support for terrorism.without naming Af-Pak region expressed concern at increasing instability and continuing conflict across the world, including in their shared neighbourhood. The two sides now appear to move on the same page with regard to terrorism emanating from Afghanistan and Pakistan.In what was strong support that India was expecting for past couple of years Russia on Thursday stated that it regards India as a deserving and strong candidate that can bring an independent and responsible approach within the UN Security Council and reaffirmed its strong support to India’s candidature for a permanent seat in a reformed UNSC.Giving a tacit support to Russian stand on Syrian crisis, the Prime Minister also mentioned about death of a Russian pilot in downing of a Russian plane on the Syrian border. Modi also expressed condolence over the death of Russian citizens in a plane crash in Egypt in October. PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin also discussed the issue of international terrorism threadbare and expand their partnership to counter the menace.Russia and India voiced their strong support to sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Syria. Both sides expressed a common understanding that the internal armed conflict in Syria cannot be solved by the use of force, but rather through political and diplomatic means"I would like to express my condolences in connection with the recent developments in Egypt and Turkey, when a Russian pilot and innocent Russian citizens died. This was a great tragedy and the entire people of India were with Russia during these difficult moments," he said in his joint presser with Putin after the 16th annual summit.Part of the 16 agreements is also aimed at increasing people-to-people contacts between the two sides that has not been a strong element in the relationship. While there was no formal announcement for the second site for setting up of the Russian supported nuclear power plant, it is understood the plant will be coming up in Andhra Pradesh. The two sides also agreed that some of the components of the Russian made reactors will be manufactured in India. This. the PM, said will give a push to the Make in India initiative. The summit gave a push to setting up of additional reactors at Kudankulam where a total of six reactors will be set up.The two sides agreed to actively work towards localization of manufacturing in India under the aegis of Make in India and in tandem with the serial construction of nuclear power plants. In this context, they welcomed the finalization of Programme of Action for localization between RosAtom of Russia and the Department of Atomic Energy of India.Reflecting their continued emphasis on further enhancing bilateral economic and commercial relations, Putin and Modi jointly addressed CEOs of leading Russian and Indian companies. A number of important agreements in diverse fields of bilateral cooperation, including several commercial agreements between Russian and Indian companies, were signed during the visit. Prime Minister Modi also addressed a gathering of Friends of India including members of the Indian community in Russia."The two sides welcomed recent announcement of several major bilateral investment proposals and called on companies in both countries to finalize new and ambitious investment proposals in promising sectors such as oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, chemical industry, mining, machine building, implementation of infrastructure projects, cooperation in railway sector, fertilizer production, automobiles and aircraft construction as well as collaborative ventures in modernizing each other's industrial facilities," according to the Joint Statement titled "Shared Trust, New Horizons" issued at the end of Summit. Indian companies will now explore business opportunities in Eastern part of Russia.Taking a major step towards harnessing oil wealth of Russia, the two sides signed an agreement between Rosneft and ONGC Videsh Limited for acquiring 15% stakes by OVL in Rosneft’s Vankorneft Oil fields and discussions for further stakes in future.Delhi and Moscow also emphasized the need for sustained and institutionalized interactions to foster greater security-related cooperation. The two leaders noted the successful visit of the Russian Interior Minister to India in September 2015, during which discussions on a new Agreement on Cooperation security matters were initiated. They called for early finalization of the Agreement which would provide an enabling framework to further develop ongoing interactions between their security establishments for exchange of best practices, training and expertise, especially in countering extremism and terrorism. In this context, the two sides welcomed recent intensification of operational level exchanges between the Federal Security Service of Russia and the National Security Guards of India. ET had first reported that India and Russia would expand their counter-terror cooperation to fight global terrorism.It was agreed to strengthen linkages between their anti-narcotics agencies. They agreed to work towards early finalization of a Joint Action Plan between the Federal Service for Narcotics Control of Russia and Narcotics Control Bureau of India.In an indirect reference to China's action in the Asia-Pacific region, the two sides agreed to work together to promote an open, inclusive and evolutionary regional architecture for security and stability in the Asia Pacific, emphasizing the peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue, while respecting the diversity of political systems and development choices. They agreed to increase cooperation within the framework of the ASEAN Regional Forum and the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus and contribute to strengthening the leading mechanisms of practical interaction on identifying ways and means to maintain peace and stability in the Asia Pacific. They noted that the inclusion of maritime cooperation as a priority area for cooperation in the East Asia Summit merits further consideration.