24th Russia-India Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) Meeting In India

News: The 24th meeting of the Russia-India Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) took place in India, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia was present.

In order to replace Western-made manufacturing equipment, Russia has expressed interest in buying machinery from India.

Key achievements of the meeting:

Both nations examined their defence cooperation, which has run into problems with payments and delivery because of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

The two nations talked on India’s plans for Russia’s far east, which are crucial to that nation’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific region.

They talked about the efforts being made in bilateral commerce as well as the discovery of new industrial hubs that might boost trade between the two nations.

Since the existing trade balance favours Russia, the two parties discussed strategies to improve the balance of trade.

Various topics pertaining to bilateral commerce, economic cooperation, and humanitarian assistance were also covered by both parties.

These discussions included topics pertaining to technology, energy, health care, and education, among many other topics of shared interest.