Russia & India Report

'Four-way oil swap win-win for India-Russia'

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:00 +0400

A four-way oil swap between India, Russia, Japan and the Gulf producers would be a win-win situation for New Delhi and Moscow, a noted strategic expert

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project moves closer to productivity as reactor pressure vessel unsealed

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:56:00 +0400

In a crucial move in the commissioning of the first 1000 MW reactor of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) was unsealed on Monday to facilitate the removal of dummy fuel rods and load enriched uranium fuel

Sea trials of INS Vikramaditya

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:54:00 +0400

INS Vikramaditya will set sail on comprehensive sea trials later this week at a ceremony likely to be attended by Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Shaping a Far East dream

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:17:00 +0400

A new state-run company with vast powers may be created to transform Siberia and the Far East into a dynamic economic region

Syrian opposition flagrantly violates UNSC decisions – Lavrov

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:44:00 +0400

The Syrian opposition should observe the cease-fire agreement but is flagrantly violating the UN Security Council decisions, Russian Foreign Minister has said.

Russia test-fires new ballistic missile

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:21:00 +0400

Russia test-fired a new prototype ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Region, Defense Ministry spokesman said.

G8 focus on economy and security

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:17:00 +0400

The G8 summit indicated that Moscow and the West will work together to resolve global problems

China, Russia, India become big customers for power transformers

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:03:00 +0400

Global power transformer markets are expected to grow along with demand, with China and India as key current markets and Russia set to witness a growth in the future. This is according to a new report by GlobalData.

Russia turns on new missile warning radar

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:51:00 +0400

Russia placed its new Voronezh-M long-range missile warning radar on duty in the Irkutsk region of Siberia on Wednesday

Putin’s new team brings no changes?

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:39:00 +0400

Russia’s experts make guesses of whether Vladimir Putin’s new administration will shift all power back to the Kremlin

Russian universities await Indian students

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:38:00 +0400

Ten Russian institutions of higher learning are participating in an education fair in India to attract the much-valued Indian students. The opening ceremony showed the future of India-Russia education ties is indeed bright

Lower house moves towards raising fines for illegal rallies

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:00:00 +0400

Russia’s State Duma has approved in the first reading a bill introducing tougher punishment for organizing and taking part in illegal protests.

Anand the favorite for chess title - coach

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:16:00 +0400

India's Viswanathan Anand is the "overwhelming favorite" to retain his world chess title after winning the eighth series game against Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand, former Russia national team coach Evgeny Bareev told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

Russia to get 30 Ansat heli-trainers by 2020

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:06:00 +0400

The Russian Air Force will take delivery of at least thirty Ansat trainer helicopters by 2020, the service's spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik said on Tuesday.

Russia's military aircraft industry: overview and outlook

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:53:00 +0400

What are the leading tendencies of the Russian aviation industry for the next ten years - an expert ponders

The future of the world nuclear energy industry

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:13:00 +0400

The Fukushima-1 tragedy hasn’t impacted long-term energy policy of Russia, China, India and South Korea who reaffirmed their priorities in energy industry development

Creating demand at home

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:04:00 +0400

Russia’s efforts to diversify the economy must focus on creating demand for modernization at home rather than only exporting products abroad

Partial solar eclipse in Vladivostok

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:02:00 +0400

Partial solar eclipse in Vladivostok

India, Nepal, Russia sign resolutions on tiger conservation

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:53:00 +0400

India on Monday signed joint resolutions with Nepal and Russia on trans-border co-operation to conserve the tiger. The resolutions were signed during the three-day Global Tiger Recovery Programme conference held in New Delhi.

Latest Russian helicopters on display

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:02:00 +0400

The figures at the 5th annual HeliRussia exhibition, which has just closed in Moscow.

Space prospects: agenda for a hundred years

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:51:00 +0400

The great space powers of nowadays only partially managed to repeat the Soviet and American achievements of 1960. The world is sort of back to 1957 – the starting point of space exploration

Russia, India and China have world's fastest growing markets for luxury goods

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:38:00 +0400

R Sales of luxury class items in these countries are currently increasing at a rate of 15-20 percent a year.

China shares Russia’s BMD concerns

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:52:00 +0400

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization at its summit meeting on June 6-7 in Beijing is expected to come up with an assertive position with regard to the United States’ missile defence program.

Russia considers public smoking ban

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:58:00 +0400

Russia's Health Ministry has submitted a draft law to parliament banning the open sale of cigarettes and smoking in public places, in a bid to cut deaths in the world's largest smoking nation.

Superjet – Down but not out?

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:53:00 +0400

Experts are divided over the prospects for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 after the tragic crash in Indonesia

Russian stocks extend gains on new cabinet announcement

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:44:00 +0400

Russian stocks extended gains in Monday afternoon trade, after President Vladimir Putin announced a new Cabinet, with the majority of the government composed of new officials.

Beginners’ course in Russian language for the DPS Teachers

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:22:00 +0400

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RCSC in New Delhi

Russia announces the new Cabinet

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:45:00 +0400

President Vladimir Putin replaced the unpopular education and health ministers, renewed most of the economic bloc, formed two new offices and split one ministry in the new Cabinet

Yermolov Cadet School's training

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:45:00 +0400

Students from the Yermolov Cadet School test their helmets before a parachute jump outside the southern Russian city of Stavropol May 17, 2012

India inducts 15 MiG-29Ks for carrier operations

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:42:00 +0400

Fifteen new Russian-made MiG-29K fighter jets have been inducted for Indian Navy carrier-borne operations, Indian Defence Minister, A.K. Antony told the country’s Parliament.

A hundred steps upward to encourage business

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:33:00 +0400

Vladimir Putin has determined his main economic goal for his new presidential term – for Russia to rise 100 places in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings, from 120th to 20th

Living in a world without the West

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:58:00 +0400

As the West lurches from economic contractions to social chaos, the rest of the world is simply bypassing its values, currencies and systems, creating an alternative arrangement where the West becomes irrelevant

India agrees $7.6 bln Turkmen gas deal

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:18:00 +0400

The Indian government has approved an agreement to build a $7.6 billion pipeline from Turkmenistan to deliver gas to India, the Times of India reported on Friday.

Gelfand beats Anand in Chess Crown Series

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:14:00 +0400

After six draws, Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand finally recorded the first win of his World Chess Crown series against India's defending world champion Viswanathan Anand in Moscow on Sunday.

Russians thrash Slovakia to win World Hockey title

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:04:00 +0400

Russia trounced Slovakia 6-2 in Sunday's final to win the world hockey championships title for the fourth time in the modern era and the first time since 2009

Russian observers go to Syria

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:01:00 +0400

But small number of participants sends mixed signals to the international community

Kudankulam folks get unexpected boost

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:46:00 +0400

The government seems all set to cross the Rubicon with regard to the commissioning of the KNPP. Just then, a small cloud has appeared – “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea,” as the Old Testament says.

Mumbai University takes up the Russian Challenge

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:34:00 +0400

Indians’ interest in Russian is revived as it is a key to building a career in the country and also a link language between all the former republics of the USSR

From Chisty to Chisty

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:00 +0400

Perhaps it is time to cultivate more the teachings and spirit of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisty, which can show the way for peace, stability and development in the region.

Mi-28NE Havoc helicopter to be displayed at Moscow Expo

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:44:00 +0400

The Mil Mi-28NE Havoc (Night Hunter) attack helicopter will be displayed at the HeliRussia 2012 Exhibition in Moscow

Spaceship Soyuz with Russian-US crew docks to ISS

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:35:00 +0400

The piloted spaceship Soyuz with the Russian-US crew docked at 08:36 Moscow time to the International Space Station (ISS), a source in the Mission Control Centre in the Moscow Region told Itar-Tass on Thursday.

Safety, cost meet head on in Arctic oil race

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:19:00 +0400

The government is discussing a plan to create a technology hub in the northern city of Sevedvinsk to explore the Arctic's offshore hydrocarbon deposits.

Putin 3.0: Creating hedges for the next decade?

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:17:00 +0400

Is Putin going to lessen the Russian dependence on stagnant European demand for oil and gas despite the favourable terms of trade and rely on the hard-bargaining China?

Dreams of leaps

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:49:00 +0400

Economists see hard-to-overcome hurdles in the implementation of Vladimir Putin's economic agenda

“Death in Maharashtra” – snapshots of a multifaceted Indian state

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:31:00 +0400

On May 16, a presentation of the book “Death in Maharashtra: Imagination, Perception, Expression” by Dr. Irina Glushkova was held at the Embassy of India in Moscow.

The Embassy of India to take part in "Night in museum"

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:03:00 +0400

The exhibition and Oriental bazaar will be held as part of the popular action "Night in museum" taking place on May 19 in Moscow.

20 years on, CSTO focuses on threats to Central Asia

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:55:00 +0400

With its membership now stable, the Collective Security Treaty Organization has shifted its focus to resolving conflicts and dealing with terrorist threats in the post-Soviet space, predominantly in Central Asia.

Yoga kids

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:38:00 +0400

Pupils in kindergarten № 53 during recreational physical education activities in the gym "Rosy cheeks"

Conflict in the South China Sea and India’s interests

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:26:00 +0400

Russian indologist expresses his view on India's participation in territorial conflict between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea

"Oriental fairy tale" for Russians

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:15:00 +0400

An impressive exhibition fair of Oriental goods and services will be held in Moscow on May 23-27.