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Old allies India and Russia will have the opportunity to deliberate on differences that have appeared in strategic ties over Moscow’s recent overtures to Pakistan and the outreach to Taliban at a high level when Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin next week on the sidelines of Vibrant Gujarat Summit.
Modi had invited his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to attend this edition of Vibrant Gujarat between January 9 and 14 but the Russian government deputed Rogozin, the point person for India-Russia ties, for the Summit. Rogozin is leading a 70-member delegation at the meet where Russia will showcase its industrial strengths with potential of investments in India, people familiar with the developments said.
Plans are also afoot for Modi to inaugurate the mega Russian pavilion at Vibrant Gujarat. This will be the biggest ever Russian presence at this summit so far. Russian nuclear major Rosatom, which has supplied reactors for the Kudankulam plant, will be present on the occasion as two countries hope to sign contracts for fifth and sixth units of the Tamil Nadu-based nuclear power station later this month. The line of credit to finance the two units have been firmed up and contracts are ready to be concluded, officials hinted.
All eyes though will be on the meeting between Modi and Rogozin, which will be held in the backdrop of recent overtures made by Moscow to Pakistan and holding of a trilateral dialogue with Islamabad and Beijing on Afghanistan that plans outreach to Taliban with the goal of fighting the Islamic State. While the Modi-Rogozin interaction will formally focus on India-Russia economic partnership, energy and defence projects, the meeting could also be an opportunity to touch on the political and strategic issues.
While India did not formally lodge protest with Russia, Delhi is closely observing the developments in the region where it has huge stakes, according to people familiar with the developments. Moscow maintains that the depth of its ties with India cannot be compared with Russia-Pakistan ties and that such relations will not be built at India’s cost. It might be recalled that while Russia held joint military exercises with Pakistan in Peshawar, it had cancelled military drills in the Rattu area of Gilgit-Baltistan following last September’s Uri terror strikes after India objected as the area fell in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (Azad Kashmir). Russia was also among the first big powers to support India’s decision to carry out cross-LoC surgical strikes in Azad Kashmir.
Besides the diamond industry, Russia has growing stakes in Gujarat spanning across the transport and energy sectors. Russia and India are eyeing trade turnover of $30 billion by 2025. An agreement on a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and India will help realise plans to increase trade. A decision was arrived last week to conclude a free trade zone agreement between the EAEU and India, as well as with Iran, Egypt and Singapore.
http://www.indiandaily.in/pm-modi-meet-russian-pm-dmitry-rogozin/
Old allies India and Russia will have the opportunity to deliberate on differences that have appeared in strategic ties over Moscow’s recent overtures to Pakistan and the outreach to Taliban at a high level when Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin next week on the sidelines of Vibrant Gujarat Summit.
Modi had invited his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to attend this edition of Vibrant Gujarat between January 9 and 14 but the Russian government deputed Rogozin, the point person for India-Russia ties, for the Summit. Rogozin is leading a 70-member delegation at the meet where Russia will showcase its industrial strengths with potential of investments in India, people familiar with the developments said.
Plans are also afoot for Modi to inaugurate the mega Russian pavilion at Vibrant Gujarat. This will be the biggest ever Russian presence at this summit so far. Russian nuclear major Rosatom, which has supplied reactors for the Kudankulam plant, will be present on the occasion as two countries hope to sign contracts for fifth and sixth units of the Tamil Nadu-based nuclear power station later this month. The line of credit to finance the two units have been firmed up and contracts are ready to be concluded, officials hinted.
All eyes though will be on the meeting between Modi and Rogozin, which will be held in the backdrop of recent overtures made by Moscow to Pakistan and holding of a trilateral dialogue with Islamabad and Beijing on Afghanistan that plans outreach to Taliban with the goal of fighting the Islamic State. While the Modi-Rogozin interaction will formally focus on India-Russia economic partnership, energy and defence projects, the meeting could also be an opportunity to touch on the political and strategic issues.
While India did not formally lodge protest with Russia, Delhi is closely observing the developments in the region where it has huge stakes, according to people familiar with the developments. Moscow maintains that the depth of its ties with India cannot be compared with Russia-Pakistan ties and that such relations will not be built at India’s cost. It might be recalled that while Russia held joint military exercises with Pakistan in Peshawar, it had cancelled military drills in the Rattu area of Gilgit-Baltistan following last September’s Uri terror strikes after India objected as the area fell in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (Azad Kashmir). Russia was also among the first big powers to support India’s decision to carry out cross-LoC surgical strikes in Azad Kashmir.
Besides the diamond industry, Russia has growing stakes in Gujarat spanning across the transport and energy sectors. Russia and India are eyeing trade turnover of $30 billion by 2025. An agreement on a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and India will help realise plans to increase trade. A decision was arrived last week to conclude a free trade zone agreement between the EAEU and India, as well as with Iran, Egypt and Singapore.
http://www.indiandaily.in/pm-modi-meet-russian-pm-dmitry-rogozin/