India and Russia have discussed ways to boost their economic ties to achieve the target of 30 billion dollar in bilateral trade in the next 10 years. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin chaired the 21st India-Russia Inter-Governmental Consultations in Moscow Tuesday. They also looked at ways to enhance mutual direct investment to 15 billion dollar by 2025. Both the sides identified various sectors to achieve the commercial targets, agreed upon by Prime Minister NarendraModi and Russian President Vladimir Putin during their summit meeting last year. Officials said, India also reiterated its commitment to work towards having 12 Russian nuclear plants as was agreed between Modi and Putin.
News On AIR | October 21, 2015 9:08 AM
India and Russia discuss ways to boost their economic ties