Overview

• Kazan Federal University opened a Center for Indian Studies with support from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, including a Hindi professor from India.
• Tatarstan pitched Indian investors on manufacturing in its Alabuga and Innopolis special economic zones, with a third zone in preparation, citing $360 million in 2024 trade and priorities in engineering, pharma and IT.
• IIT Kharagpur and Innopolis University launched an academic exchange, alongside plans for a joint startup platform and a business application portal to ease market entry for companies in both directions.
• Forum organizers proposed hosting the Russia–India intergovernmental commission in Kazan in 2026 and will consolidate ideas from the event into a resolution for policymakers.
• India’s AYUSH secretary proposed establishing a traditional medicine spa and health center in Kazan and forming a working group at KFU that could support clinical research and supply chains.