Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will offer free e‑visas to Mongolian citizens to boost people‑to‑people travel.
• Modi announced a new capacity‑building programme for Mongolia’s border security forces as defence ties expand.
• India will send the holy relics of Sariputra and Maudgalyayana to Mongolia in 2026, link Nalanda University with Gandan Monastery, post a Sanskrit teacher, and advance digitisation of one million ancient manuscripts.
• Modi highlighted the USD 1.7 billion line of credit for Mongolia’s oil refinery, described as India’s largest development partnership project with over 2,500 Indian professionals on site.
• The leaders witnessed multiple MoUs spanning humanitarian aid, heritage restoration, immigration, geology and minerals, cooperatives and digital solutions, and released a stamp marking 70 years of ties alongside a new Ladakh–Arkhangai cultural MoU.