Overview
- India and Russia signed roughly 16 agreements across shipbuilding, critical minerals, logistics, pharmaceuticals and civil nuclear cooperation, alongside a labour mobility pact.
- The leaders launched Programme 2030 to lift annual trade to about $100 billion by 2030, with commitments to remove trade barriers, smooth payment mechanisms and advance an India–EAEU goods FTA.
- President Vladimir Putin pledged uninterrupted fuel shipments to India, as some Indian firms scale back Russian crude purchases to manage US sanctions exposure and tariff pressures.
- People-to-people steps included visa facilitation, a 30-day free tourist visa for Russian nationals and the opening of a Russian Education Agency office in New Delhi, with about 30,000 Indians already studying in Russia.
- Defence cooperation continued without new acquisition announcements, underscoring India’s careful diplomacy that also saw a UN abstention on a Ukraine-related vote and cool reaction to European criticism.