On 25–26 November 2018, the First Russia–India Strategic Dialogue is to take place at the Corinthia Hotel in St. Petersburg. The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, the National Institute for Transforming India and the Roscongress Foundation are the organizers of the event.
Maxim Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, and Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman of the National Institute for Transforming India, will take part in the plenary session.
The key topic of the dialogue is the discussion of the macroeconomic policy of Russia and India and the potential of integrating the competencies of Russian and Indian companies into the state development programmes of the two countries. The implementation of this approach to bilateral cooperation will give a new momentum for expanding Russia–India trade.
Strategic dialogue programme includes five roundtables on transport, agriculture, and support for small and medium-sized businesses, digital transformation and industrial cooperation.
The discussion is to cover the development of trade, economic and investment cooperation, support for Russian and Indian business at the state level, the strengthening of industrial and technological ties, and collaboration in various sectors of the economy. The joint Strategy for the development of Russia–India trade, economic and investment cooperation, developed in partnership with the Russian Foreign Trade Academy and the Foreign Trade Institute of India will receive special consideration. The document identifies priority projects and areas of cooperation for the coming years, reveals untapped collaboration potential, which gains practical importance in the Strategic Dialogue.
Source: Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
