Overview
- Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Russian Agriculture Minister Oxana Lut met in New Delhi to expand trade in fisheries, meat and dairy ahead of the Modi–Putin meeting.
- Russia signaled readiness to import more fishery and meat products and both sides agreed to fast-track establishment listings and ease export procedures.
- Russia recently added 19 Indian seafood units, taking approvals to 128, while India urged clearance of the remaining 32 facilities and the lifting of temporary suspensions.
- India pressed for early FSVPS registrations for dairy, buffalo meat and poultry exporters, with 12 dairy firms including Amul/GCMMF awaiting approval.
- The agenda includes cooperation on aquaculture technologies such as deep-sea fishing, RAS and Biofloc, plus cold-water trout and genetic improvement, as India notes $7.45 billion in 2024–25 fishery exports with only $127 million going to Russia.