Moscow has offered India steep discounts on the direct sales of oil as per a report published in Bloomberg. To lure India to lift more shipments, Russia is offering its flagship Urals grade to India at discounts of as much as $35 a barrel on prices before it invaded Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov…Continue Reading

Ten-month-long celebrations organised by the Russian House in Thiruvananthapuram inaugurated Ten-month-long celebrations organised by the Russian House in Thiruvananthapuram inaugurated Shashi Tharoor, MP, has stressed the need for strengthening diplomatic relations between Russia and India for creating a peaceful world. Mr. Tharoor was inaugurating the ten-month-long celebrations organised by the Russian House in Thiruvananthapuram to…Continue Reading

India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla termed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi as short but “highly productive” after the Russian leader met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (December 6).  PM Modi hosted the Russian President at Hyderabad House in the Indian capital for the 21st annual India-Russia Summit, which…Continue Reading

India-Russia partnership steady & strong: Jaishankar

The India-Russia partnership is unique and has remained remarkably steady and strong in a world of rapid geopolitical changes, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday during bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Gen Sergey Shoigu arrived here on Sunday night to hold the inaugural ‘2+2’ dialogue…Continue Reading

Inaugural India-Russia 2+2 dialogue to take place today

India and Russia are due to hold first 2+2 format dialogue in New Delhi on December 6. Both countries are expected to discuss key bilateral, regional and international issues. Situation in the Indo-Pacific may be discussed as well. The inaugural meeting of the newly instituted 2 + 2 dialogue mechanism between both countries will be…Continue Reading