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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 October 2, 2025

Russia and India Look To Enhance Mutual Agricultural Trade

A large Russian business delegation to India has been attended by more than 30 Russian companies exporting agricultural products as well as representatives of more than 40 Indian companies, industry associations, and government authorities. The mission was organized by Agroexport and the Russian Agriculture Ministry as part of the World Food India 2025 exhibition. India, […]

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Featured September 30, 2025

Russia-India Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Indian Minister of External Affairs, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed pivotal issues concerning bilateral collaboration, including preparations for the forthcoming Russia–India summit, to be held at this year’s end. They also […]

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September 23, 2025

Russia Imports Record Amounts Of Indian Meat

India has exported record amounts of Indian meats to Russia, with exports 2.6x higher than last year. From January-July 2025, Russian meat purchases from India reached US$62.8 million. The Russian market is now one of the top five global importers of Indian meat. This is due to a huge increase in Indian buffalo meat exports […]

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September 17, 2025

Russia Becomes Top Five Source Of Agricultural Products To India

Russia became one of the top five exporters of agricultural products to the Indian market for the first time during 2024, according to Russia’s Agroexport. They mentioned the statistic in a report which it has prepared ahead of a business trip to India for Russian exporters on September 25-28. Agroexport said that Russia retained a […]

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September 10, 2025

100% Secondary Tariffs on China & India?

Update: September 11The European Union has rejected US President Donald Trump’s request to impose high tariffs on some goods from China and India, arguing that the bloc does not use tariffs as a sanctions tool. As we mention in this article, this decision will also carry implications for the EU as concerns its relations with […]

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September 9, 2025

The BRICS Virtual Summit: A Dry Run For The UN General Assembly: Text & Analysis

The BRICS nations convened an emergency virtual summit yesterday (September 8), hosted by Brazilian President Lula da Silva, to discuss the situation concerning the United States imposition of trade tariffs on multiple countries including BRICS members. The meeting lasted about 90 minutes. All ten full BRICS members were present, represented by Brazilian President Lula Da […]

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September 8, 2025

Why Trump Won’t Win The Tariff Wars: The US Economy Is Too Small

Plucky little Laos, in southeast Asia, has just become the latest country to ignore US import tariffs, by stating that it will redirect its US exports to other markets. Laos has been hit with a 40% import duty on its products.  What is surprising about this move is that Laos is a relatively small country, […]

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September 7, 2025

Is The United States Really India’s Best Customer? 

The United States Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, has made some rather extraordinary demands of India when it comes to assessing their trade position with the US. With India now subjected to 50% tariffs on its exported goods to the American market, Lutnick claimed that ‘the customer is always right’ and that India should stop […]

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September 3, 2025

Russia-Pakistan Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been attending the annual Heads of State Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in China, and has had the opportunity to discuss bilateral relations with other SCO members, such as with Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif. This is what they had to say:  Putin: “Last time we met was a year […]

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September 3, 2025

Russia-Nepal Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update 

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been attending the annual Heads of State Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in China and has had the opportunity to discuss bilateral relations with other SCO members, such as with Nepal’s Prime Minister, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli. This is what they had to say: Putin: “Mr Prime Minister, I am […]

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August 31, 2025

India To Increase Imports Of Russian Oil, Ignoring US Sanctions On Its Exports

India is set to increase its imports of Russian oil in September, with trading sources saying that Nayara Energy and Reliance Industries plan to increase their purchases by 10-20% compared to August levels. The increase would translate to an additional 150,000-300,000 barrels per day. The move comes despite US President Donald Trump imposing additional tariffs […]

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