Overview

• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met President Vladimir Putin, conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings, and discussed Ukraine alongside key bilateral priorities.
• The 26th IRIGC‑TEC session ended with a signed Protocol that prioritizes removing tariff and non‑tariff barriers, easing logistics and payments, and finalizing the Programme of Economic Cooperation to 2030.
• India and Russia reaffirmed a revised bilateral trade target of $100 billion by 2030 and pressed for early conclusion of an India–EAEU FTA with terms of reference already settled.
• Talks highlighted sustained energy cooperation and plans to facilitate the mobility of Indian skilled professionals in IT, construction, and engineering.
• Jaishankar and Sergey Lavrov reviewed defence and connectivity ties, advanced new Indian consulates in Kazan and Yekaterinburg, coordinated on UNSC reform and counterterrorism, addressed cases of Indians serving in the Russian military, and began preparations for the Annual Summit.