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The building of the plant actually began in 2007, they just didn't get it done until 2019...
So, the whole deal predates even the annexation of Crimea, let alone anything else.
It's not a good look for India recently given everything else as well, but this thing didn't exactly fall out of the clear sky indeed.
Reading between the lines here, this seems like a licencing deal more than anything else.
These are Indian AKs (initially with some Russian parts), built in India for the Indian army...
Russia is still profiting, but at least the arms aren't going to Russia itself... at least on paper... >

This has been in the works since 2019. It's not a new thing. And it was concluded before the war began.  
As much as I hate this deal - since it reeks of corruption (they railroaded all attempts at indigenization and still bought some 150k SIGs anyway which is a different round - which means two sets of optics and other accessories) it's not much of a military cooperation.