Pushing for a multi-polar world order, India, China and Russia Tuesday decided to expand their cooperation on global issues ranging from combating international terrorism and restoring stability in the volatile AfPak region to climate change and reform of international bodies.

Buoyed by the performance of the economies of the three countries that have done well despite global recession, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna held talks with his counterparts, Yang Jiechi of China and Sergei Lavrov of Russia, in the IT city here.