It is noted that "after 11 months of study in Russia, astronauts will be trained in India."

“They will be trained in the crew and service module developed by the Indian Space Research Organization, will learn to manage it, work around it and conduct an imitation (flight. - RT ),” RIA Novosti reports.

According to Singh, the training of Indian astronauts in Russia will begin in January.

Earlier it became known that Russian leader Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.