"India and Russia: Towards a New Bilateral Agenda,” Moscow

The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Embassy of the Republic of India in Russia successfully organized the second conference on the theme "India and Russia: Towards a New Bilateral Agenda,” on March 23, 2026. The conference was attended by Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Minister of External Affairs of India, and Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. In addition to them, the conference was attended by the scholars and key-officials.

Dr Jaishankar noted the target of achieving bilateral trade of USD 100 Billion by the year 2030 in a balanced and sustainable manner, and therefore both sides must put forth effort to conclude a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to address non-tariff barriers and utilize the skilled Indian workforce. Dr. Jaishankar also acknowledged that Russia is the foremost partner of India in civil nuclear energy and cited the stellar example of Kudankulum Nuclear Project.  Meanwhile, Mr. Lavrov also recognized the time-tested friendship between Russia and India and emphasized deepening cooperation in logistics, technology and investment, including through the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor and the Northern Sea Route.