PM Modi announces 30-day free-e-visa for Russian tourists
He made the announcement at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the conclusion of the 23rd India-Russia annual summit.
He made the announcement at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the conclusion of the 23rd India-Russia annual summit.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Thursday highlighted the significance of the upcoming India-Russia summit, marking 70 years since Soviet leaders Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev's landmark visit to India in 1955.
Despite the changes all around, India’s long-standing strategic comfort with Russia continues to shape New Delhi’s foreign policy.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday stressed that the opening of two new Consulates General of India in Kazan and Yekaterinburg in Russia will boost trade, tourism, economic, scientific, technological, academic and cultural ties between India and Russia.
The external affairs minister met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday and held discussions on the bilateral partnership between the two nations, encompassing trade and people-to-people exchanges.
The summit, expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, aims to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Russia and India are expected to sign the S-400 air defence system deal and a number of other pacts in key sectors such as space and energy on Friday.
The two countries are looking at the possibility of signing a series of agreements, including some defence deals, following the summit between the two leaders. This will be the third meeting between Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin this year
