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Against the backdrop of the continuing warfare successful the Gulf, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar connected Monday said the “evolving multipolar order” called for “greater cooperation” betwixt India and Russia some bilaterally arsenic good arsenic multilaterally done groupings specified arsenic BRICS, SCO, G20 and the United Nations. Mr. Jaishankar addressed a league connected India-Russia relations done video nexus and said Delhi-Moscow relations implicit the past decades had helped successful advancing “regional and planetary peace” and stability. Speaking astatine the aforesaid event, Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov said India-Russia ties had “major significance” successful the backdrop of the U.S.-Israel warfare connected Iran and said Russia was “looking forward” to hosting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the India-Russia yearly acme 2026.
“The evolving multipolar bid necessitates greater cooperation, including done BRICS, SCO, G20 and the UN. India, during its BRICS Chairmanship with a ‘humanity first’ and ‘people-centric’ attack looks guardant to intimately moving with Russia to code shared challenges successful a balanced and inclusive manner,” said Mr. Jaishankar speaking successful a league titled, “India and Russia: Towards a New Bilateral Agenda”. Talking astir the “Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership” betwixt India and Russia, Mr. Jaishankar said the narration continued to “deepen” and reminded that during President Vladimir Putin’s December 2025 sojourn to New Delhi the 2 sides signed aggregate agreements connected areas specified arsenic mobility of skilled professionals, wellness and nutrient safety, maritime cooperation, fertilizers, customs and commerce.
“Over decades, our mutually beneficial practice has precocious determination and planetary peace, stableness and progress,” said Mr. Jaishankar. He expressed India’s enactment for the Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement astir which the 2 sides had expressed readiness during Mr. Putin’s past sojourn to India. He appreciated Russia’s concern with India successful the tract of civilian atomic vigor and described Russia arsenic the “foremost partner” of India successful the tract of civilian atomic vigor and referred to the Kudankulam Nuclear Project arsenic a “stellar example”. Mr. Jaishankar besides referred to the recently opened Indian consulates successful Kazan and Yekaterinburg arsenic missions that would further heighten wide narration betwixt India and Russia.
Speaking astatine the aforesaid event, Mr. Lavrov said India “steadfastly pursues strategical autonomy” successful the existent satellite scenario. He said that astir 96% of India-Russia commercialized was present conducted successful nationalist currencies and expressed Russian enactment for India’s BRICS chairship successful 2026. He further said that bilateral narration betwixt the 2 sides had “major significance” against the backdrop of the “acute subject and governmental situation successful the Persian Gulf provoked by the United States and Israel.”
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“Interactions successful multilateral formats is processing connected an upward trajectory wrong the frameworks of the UN, BRICS, SCO and the G20. This year, India holds the BRICS presidency nether the motto ‘strengthening resilience, innovation, practice and stability. We are acceptable to afloat assistance our Indian friends passim the full duration of their Chairmanship,” said Mr. Lavrov, addressing the gathering done a video link. Referring to the India-Russia yearly acme that would beryllium hosted successful Russia this year, Mr. Lavrov said, “We look guardant to welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Russia successful 2026.” Mr. Lavrov praised India for pursuing an “independent overseas policy” and said, India’s “consistent prioritisation of nationalist interests bid the deepest respect”.
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Mr. Lavrov’s remarks successful the lawsuit were followed by his telephone speech with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. In a connection aft the telephone call, the Iranian Foreign Ministry called for determination coordination and said, “Araghchi besides underlined the request for continued consultations betwixt Iran and Russia, arsenic good arsenic with different determination partners, to research ways of preserving bid and stability.” Iran has urged that nether India’s presidency, BRICS should play an “independent role” arsenic the U.S.-Israel run continues against Iran.
