Russia offers to supply more oil and natural gas to India in bilateral talks| Indian News

Modi stated on social media that he and Manturov mentioned “mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, fertilizers, connectivity and people-to-people ties.” Modi lauded the sustained efforts by each nations to implement the outcomes of the India-Russia Summit held throughout President Vladimir Putin’s go to to New Delhi final December.

Jaishankar stated after his assembly with Manturov that the 2 sides centered on bilateral cooperation in commerce, business, power, fertilizers, connectivity and mobility. They additionally explored new alternatives in expertise, innovation and important minerals, he stated in a social media publish.

Manturov and Jaishankar additionally mentioned regional and world developments, together with the battle in West Asia.

The Russian embassy stated in a readout that Manturov “confirmed that Russian companies have the capacity to steadily increase supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas to the Indian market.”

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Manturov stated Russia had “increased supplies of in-demand mineral fertilizers to India by 40%” by the tip of 2025, and is prepared to proceed assembly India’s wants for this product. A joint undertaking for carbamide manufacturing can also be being developed by the 2 sides, the readout stated.

India is at present grappling with disruptions in the supply of power and fertilizers due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the battle triggered by Israel and the US’s army strikes on Iran. The Russian readout stated “particular attention was paid to cooperation in the oil and gas sector” throughout Manturov’s interactions with Indian leaders.

Russia has re-emerged as the most important provider of power following a latest US waiver on sanctions to permit India to proceed shopping for Russian power.

Manturov, who’s the co-chairman of the Russia-India Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation, additionally met National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The Russian readout stated increasing mutually helpful commerce, funding and industrial cooperation was a key matter on Manturov’s agenda. “Specific steps were discussed to create favorable conditions for increasing bilateral trade turnover in the present context,” the readout stated.

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Russia and India are strengthening their partnership in nuclear power and Manturov stated Russia sees vital prospects for deepening engagement with India in this sphere. The undertaking to construct reactors for the Kudankulam nuclear energy plant is being carried out in line with agreed schedules.

Manturov’s discussions additionally lined areas equivalent to industrial cooperation, area and training.

Days earlier than Manturov’s go to, international secretary Vikram Misri and Russian deputy international minister Andrey Rudenko co-chaired the international workplace consultations in New Delhi and reviewed bilateral ties.

Manturov’s go to adopted the Indian authorities’s choice to purchase 5 more S-400 air protection methods from Russia in the wake of the system’s efficiency throughout Operation Sindoor, the four-day battle with Pakistan final yr.

India concluded a $5-billion take care of Russia in October 2018 to purchase 5 S-400 air protection methods regardless of a warning by the US that the contract might entice sanctions beneath the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). Russia has delivered three of those methods up to now, though supply of the 2 remaining batteries has been affected by the battle in Ukraine.