Main theses:
In 2025, we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of our bilateral strategic partnership, and all these years the interaction between the leaders of our countries has been regular on the basis of annual bilateral summits.
Russia and India are jointly advocating for strengthening the central role of the United Nations, promoting multipolarity, and reforming global governance, and are actively working in the expanded BRICS, SCO, and G20.
For India, as an importer of hydrocarbons, the stability of supply based on the “price—quality” indicator is of strategic importance. Russia, like no other country, meets this criterion. There is no better offer on the global market right now.
Unilateral sanctions [by Western countries]are not only an illegitimate tool, but also an ineffective one. Over the past three years, we have been steadily increasing the intensity of our bilateral contacts, rather than slowing down.
Rosatom State Corporation has earned a solid reputation as India’s most reliable partner in the nuclear energy sector. Both sides intend to continue the serial construction of high-capacity nuclear power plants in India and expand cooperation in promising areas.
Russia is one of India’s four largest trading partners. Given the scale and complementarity of the economies of the two countries, Indian suppliers have good opportunities to replace goods previously supplied by Western companies.
There is no reason to doubt the prospects for further strengthening our unique military-technical cooperation ties, which have been the foundation of a particularly privileged bilateral strategic partnership for decades. Cooperation with Russia is a key factor in strengthening India’s defense potential.
Currently, Glavkosmos JSC and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) identify three main areas in their joint work: manned space programs (including the Indian Gaganian mission), engine building and satellite navigation.
Tourist exchanges continue to develop dynamically. Starting from August 1, 2023, Indian citizens will be able to apply for single electronic visas for short-term trips to Russia. In 2024, more than 32,000 such visas were issued. We expect that their popularity will only grow.
(February 10, 2025)
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