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India seeks to expand its economic presence in Russia s Far East to counterbalance China s influence ANI | Updated: Feb 24, 2021 14:33 IST
Moscow [Russia], February 24 (ANI): Amid the fast-changing geopolitics, India is pushing to bolster its economic presence in the Russian Far East to counterbalance Beijing s influence, reported Nikkei Asia.
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla spent two days last week in Moscow, where he met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other senior officials.
As he later told an audience of students at the elite Russian Diplomatic Academy, one of the primary aims of his trip was to discuss bolstering economic cooperation in the Russian Far East.
Harsh Shringla spent two days last week in Moscow, where he met with Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov and other senior officials. As he later told an audience of students at the elite Russian Diplomatic Academy, one of the primary aims of his trip was to discuss bolstering economic cooperation in the Russian Far East. We see that as a very high potential area, where we can develop new sectors and help companies looking to invest in new areas such as coking coal, timber, liquid natural gas, he said. There is huge potential there.
For India, the Russian Far East has emerged as a region of growing interest over the past three years. During a 2019 visit to the Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that New Delhi would provide a $1 billion loan to aid the region s economic development. He also signed a memorandum to establish a direct maritime corridor between Chennai and Vladivostok. The new sea route is expected to cut the shipp
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