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India-Russia trade is undergoing a major structural reset, transitioning from a relationship dominated by energy and defense into a diversified economic partnership. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi formalized a blueprint for long-term economic integration with targets to reach US$100 billion by 2030. Explore the Russia-India business corridor. Find analysis on bilateral trade, strategic joint ventures, and investment opportunities. Key intelligence for companies in this growing partnership.

Featured June 25, 2024

India’s Prime Minister Modi To Visit Russia On July 8

The newly re-elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to visit Russia on July 8th, according to Indian news media. It will be his first trip to Russia for nearly five years and comes as Indian trade with Russia is hitting new highs, while BRICS collaboration is intensifying. Modi’s visit comes a little over three […]

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Featured June 23, 2024

Interview With The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on Cooperation Between Russian Businesses in China and India

Russia’s Kommersant newspaper has interviewed Vitaly Mankevich, the Chairman of the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RASPP) nd discussed the relationships between Russian businesses in China and India. We feature the interview below:  What is the current situation with receiving payment from Russian legal entities in Chinese banks? “Briefly describing the situation is quite […]

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June 7, 2024

India’s Cadila Pharma Agrees US$113 million JV Manufacturing Plant in Russia 

India’s Cadila Pharmaceuticals, one of the countries largest, together with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) have agreed to jointly finance a new manufacturing facility in Russia, with a total investment of ₽10 billion (US$113 million). The agreement comes after numerous Western pharmaceutical companies withdrew from Russia under their governments pressure. Russia’s civilian pharmaceutical needs […]

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May 31, 2024

Vladivostok Port Expanding International Shipments

Vladivostok Port, in the Russian Far East, is attracting new international shipping partners, according to Nikolai Yermolayev, the Ports operating Managing Director. He was speaking at the Maritime Congress of the Russian Far East, and said that another four major international carriers are negotiating the organization of shipping lines through the port. Vladivostok Port currently […]

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May 30, 2024

Russian Sunflower Seed Exports To India Up 17%

India imported almost US$353 million worth of sunflower oil from Russia in the first quarter of 2024, 17% more than in the same period last year, the Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport Center reported, citing data from Indian customs. Sunflower oil is a key consumer commodity in India and is used widely in preparing vegetarian food. Russia’s […]

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May 24, 2024

Russia, India Discuss Nuclear Power Projects

Aleksey Likhachev, the Director-General of Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation, and Ajit Kumar Mohanty, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India, have discussed expanding cooperation in nuclear energy in India, according to Rosatom. Likhachev and Mohanty, held talks during a Russian nuclear site visit in Seversk, Tomsk Region on Thursday (May 23). […]

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May 18, 2024

Russia, India To Discuss Visa Free Tourism

Moscow and New Delhi plan to start negotiations in June on potential visa-free travel for tourist groups, with a view to striking a bilateral deal by the end of the year, Nikita Kondratyev, director multilateral cooperation at the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, has said. ”The process regarding group visa-free travel has progressed. The Indian […]

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May 16, 2024

India’s Foreign Minister: India’s 7.6% GDP Growth Rate Is Fuelled By Russia 

India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has stated that New Delhi’s decision to purchase energy supplies from Moscow are pivotal to India and its rise as the world’s fastest-growing large economy.  Speaking at an event in Mumbai, India’s financial capital, Jaishankar emphasized that the nation’s purchases of Russian crude since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict […]

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May 7, 2024

Indian Imports Of Metallurgical Coal From Russia Grows To 21% Of Total

Imports of metallurgical coal from Russia have grown three-fold in the last three years to around 15.1 million tonnes in 2023-24 mainly due to lower prices – while the same imports from Australia have declined, according to Indian research firm Big Mint. Russia’s share in India’s metallurgical coal imports of 73.2 million tonnes has risen […]

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May 4, 2024

First Russia-India Direct Agroexpress Train Sent From Chelyabinsk To Mumbai

The first fully-fledged Agroexpress train, carrying oat flakes and cereals has been sent from the Yuzhnouralsky Transport and Logistics Center in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region to India’s Mundra Port in Mumbai via the eastern route of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), the press service of the State Transport Leasing Company has announced. The Agroexpress route […]

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