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A working meeting between Russian and Indian representatives of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, (AARI) together with Indian Foreign Minister Aquino Vimal, has taken place in St. Petersburg, during which both parties discussed the development of Russian-Indian scientific cooperation in the Arctic and polar regions.
The AARI stated that “the meeting is a continuation of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute and the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India, signed in 2024 during the meeting in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Delegates were updated about the activities of the institute and shown projects and unique capabilities of the Laboratory of Climate Change and the Environment and the Ice Research Basin.
Maksim Tatarkin, Deputy Director of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute for International Cooperation, said following the event that “the meeting confirmed mutual interest in expanding the scientific partnership and laid the foundation for the preparation of specific joint projects. Russian-Indian cooperation in the Arctic is of strategically important significance. The updated Memorandum of 2024 creates a strong legal basis for joint expeditions and research. Indian colleagues showed keen interest in working at our Arctic stations, especially in the field of studying ice conditions and climate changes. We count on the practical implementation of the agreements in the coming years.”
The goal of the developing cooperation will be to strengthen relationships between the largest state organisations of the two countries in the field of studying the polar natural environment and its variability, as well as providing mutual assistance in logistics issues, which is important in harsh polar conditions and refers especially to Indian shipments of oil and gas from Russia’s Yamal Peninsula to the Indian south coast.
