RECASTING A HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW GLOBAL ORDER

NDIA and Russia on Friday executed one of the most sweeping recalibrations of their partnership in over a decade, signalling unmistakably that the relationship, long anchored in defence, nuclear energy and space, is entering a decisive new phase.

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Despite geopolitical turbulence and Western sanctions on Moscow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled a forceful, future-focused India-Russia Economic Roadmap 2030. This plan aims to transform economic engagement from a traditionally narrow base into a diversified engine of growth. For years, the partnership needed a modern economic architecture to match its strategic weight. This summit delivered precisely that. The new roadmap is ambitious and unapologetically strategic. It aims to catapult bilateral trade to $100 billion, institutionalise joint manufacturing, and build resilience into supply chains across critical sectors. Modi described the relationship as a “pole star” of India’s foreign po