Moscow, June 5 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that putting pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “detrimental to international relations and bilateral ties”.The Russian President on Thursday added this during his meeting with representatives of international news agencies at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg.”Your question seemed a bit strange to me. You said that the cooperation between India and the US creates difficulties in the relations between Russia and Indi…
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Gandhinagar, May 22 (IANS) India-Russia cooperation in maritime, shipbuilding and education sectors was discussed during a high-level courtesy meeting held in Gandhinagar between Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Russian Federation’s Consul General in Mumbai, Ivan Fetisov, with both sides exchanging invitations to major investment summits in Gujarat and St. Petersburg. The discussions focused on avenues to strengthen bilateral engagement, particularly in maritime infrastructure, shipbuilding an…
Moscow, April 23 (IANS) Russia is ready to cooperate with all interested countries in the Arctic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Chairing a meeting with government members focused on the development of the Arctic zone, internet outages and a few government services, Putin noted that, “We are ready for cooperation, not just competition or confrontation, but cooperation with all interested countries. We will certainly protect and, of course, defend our national interests in the…
Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) In a notable engagement linking diplomacy with civilisational heritage, Haji Syed Salman Chishty, cleric of Ajmer Sharif Dargah and Chairman of the Chishty Foundation, met Ambassador Neelam Rani, Consul General of India in St. Petersburg.The interaction focused on strengthening India-Russia ties through art, culture, spiritual traditions, and people-to-people engagement, Dargah officials said on Monday.The meeting took place during Chishty’s official visit to Russia, wh…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Indian migrant workers engaged in cleaning and maintenance work overseas are not uncommon, but recent reports of a young Indian software professional working on the streets of Russia have drawn public attention.Mukesh Mandal, a 26-year-old Indian national who claims to have earlier worked in the software sector, is currently part of a group of Indian migrants employed in street-cleaning and maintenance work in St. Petersburg, Russia. According to reports carried by Russia…