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India and Russia on Friday highlighted the need to reform the UN Security Council to reflect contemporary realities and strengthen collaboration in global forums such as the G20, BRICS, and SCO.
“We underlined the imperative to reform the UN Security Council to reflect contemporary realities and our collaboration in forums where both India and Russia are members…remains forward-looking,” said Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri while addressing a press conference on Friday.
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Misri said the visit also reinforced robust defence and military-technical cooperation, with Russia continuing to support India’s Make in India initiative through joint production and technology transfer, a key area discussed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Putin.
“The Prime Minister appreciated Russia’s support in expediting the opening of two new Indian consulates in Kazan and Yekaterinburg, aimed at deepening regional outreach and enhancing trade, academic exchange, culture, and people-to-people ties,” he added.
On global and multilateral issues, the two leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to reforming global governance.
Misri added that President Putin briefed Prime Minister Modi on recent developments in the Ukraine conflict, including ongoing talks between Russian representatives and US authorities.
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He said the two leaders also discussed other regional hotspots, with a focus on counter-terrorism.
“The Prime Minister reiterated India’s zero-tolerance stance on terrorism, and President Putin reiterated Russia’s support for India in this effort,” Misri said.
On trade and economic cooperation, the countries are promoting transactions in national currencies through Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVAs), which have facilitated smoother trade flows.
“One of the major objectives during this visit was to reach understanding on how to increase Indian exports to Russia to better address the trade imbalance,” Misri said, adding that expanding settlement in national currencies would support this goal.
Misri underlined the geopolitical significance of the India-Russia relationship, describing it as a “key anchor for constructive engagement in a complex global environment.”
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He said the visit focused on economic issues, industrial partnership, and investment cooperation, sending a message amid stressed global supply chains and unpredictable trade and investment climates.
“The India-Russia relationship, as I said, is an important relationship, not just bilaterally, but in terms of its regional as well as global significance. It remains important anchor for constructive engagement in a very complex geopolitical environment. This particular visit, as I said, its focus was on economic issues, on further building the industrial partnership, the investment partnership between the two countries. In current times if you look around the globe supply chains are under stress, trade relationships are under stress, investment is becoming more and more unpredictable, and therefore, in this environment for our two countries to focus on these issues that is a message in itself,” said the foreign secretary.
With inputs from agencies
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