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April 1968	CPSU CC Decree, 'Information for the Leadership of the CP of India on the Question of the NPT' In this decree, the CPSU CC recommends that a telegram to the Soviet ambassador in India be approved. This telegram would hold information for the Indian CP about the NPT.
January 1989	Memo Regarding the Issue of the Lease of a Soviet Nuclear Submarine to India This document discusses potential political repercussions of the Soviet Union's lease of a nuclear submarine to India vis-a-vis Pakistan and the USSR's global status.
March 25, 1989	Letter to Gorbachev from Shevardnadze, Yazov, and Kamentsev on Obligations for Military Assistance In this letter, Shevardnadze, Yazov, and Kamentsev discuss the Soviet Union's obligations to provide military assistance to their treaty partners, and the differences between treaties.
July 2, 1950	Incoming Cable No. 19413, Roschin to the Central Committee Roschin tells the CC of his meeting with Zhou Enlai, in which they discussed talks with the Indian ambassador over maneuvering at the UN, and over the possibility of Chinese intervention in Korea against American forces.
October 27, 1989	Letter from Rajiv Gandhi to M. S. Gorbachev (Edited) Letter from Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev asking him to personally intervene on behalf of a project to create an atomic submarine in India.
1989	Letter from Rajiv Gandhi to M. S. Gorbachev Letter from Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev asking him to personally intervene on behalf of a project to create an atomic submarine in India.
October 31, 1986	Information On the Question of Renting Soviet Atomic Submarines to India This document considers the political consequences of carrying through with the Soviet Union's promise to provide India with an Atomic submarine for scientific purposes.
January 27, 1989	E. Shevardnadze, D. Yazov, and V. Kamentsev to Comrade M.S. Gorbachev Minister of Foreign Affairs E. Shevardnadze, Minister of Defense D. Yazov, and Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers V. Kamentsev discuss Soviet military committments in the Warsaw Pact and various bilateral agreements on friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance in a letter to Mikhail Gorbachev.
1989	Concept Paper on Military Cooperation with Foreign (Non-Socialist) Countries for the Period 1990-1995 This concept paper addresses the need to base decisions about the nature of military cooperation on the Soviet Union’s long term goal of ending the arms race and moving toward disarmament. It also details how this decision-making should look in specific developing countries in which the Soviet Union has an interest.
May 17, 1989	Diary of Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze, 17 May 1989 Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze diary entry, describing negotiations between China and a USSR delegation. The negotiations cover border issues, Soviet assistance in improving relations between India and Nepal, and Afghanistan, among other issues. Following the negotiations, Mamaladze describes protesters, "two hundred thousand strong," and notes that the movement has grown beyond just students.