Russia & India Report

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.

Logistical nightmares

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:58:00 +0400

World Bank experts investigate what kind of logistics difficulties business faces in Russia

Book-launch function of the monograph by Dr. Jatinder Khanna

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:36:00 +0400

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RCSC in New Delhi

Back to the future: Putin 2018

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:24:00 +0400

A utopian political experiment with an uneasy beginning and a happy ending. Fyodor Lukyanov takes a look at May 7, 2018

Russia to sell off 18 'Indian' Su-30 fighters

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:18:00 +0400

Russia is to put up for sale a batch of 18 Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighter aircraft, rejected by India on concerns about their engines and returned to Russia in 2003, a defense official said on Wednesday.

Day of Slavonic literature and culture

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:21:00 +0400

24 May, 2012
RCSC in New Delhi

Music recital by Mergen Mongush and Olga Titaeva

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:15:00 +0400

22 May, 2012
RCSC in New Delhi

Dance show of kathak, folk and Bollywood dances

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:54:00 +0400

18 May, 2012
RCSC in New Delhi

Russian education fair

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:52:00 +0400

17 May, 2012
RCSC in New Delhi

Hyderabad: Celebrating victory in the WWII

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:28:00 +0400

A function dedicated to the Soviet and Indian contribution to the victory in the WWII took place on Saturday, May 12, in School of Humanities Auditorium, UoH, Hyderabad.

Russia to resume hypersonic missile activities

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:00 +0400

Russia must restart the development of hypersonic weapons to respond to US advances in the field, Acting Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin says.

Neither Russia, no India will get controlling stake in fertilizer producer

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:10:00 +0400

Belarus has no plans to sell a controlling stake in state-run fertilizer producer Belaruskali, First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said.

Indian parliament panel voices concern to Russian lawmakers over MIG crashes

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:05:00 +0400

Members of a parliamentary panel cutting across party lines today expressed serious concern over crashes involving MiG aircraft during a meeting with a Russian parliamentary delegation.

SCO as a counter to NATO?

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:01:00 +0400

Although for many years the SCO treaded cautiously in making foreign policy statements, the organization is evolving

Iran urges India to cherish friendship

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:53:00 +0400

The telephone call by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday becomes a defining moment. New Delhi chose to keep it under wraps

Chechen performance

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:30:00 +0400

Rehearsal of a laser show for the coming performance of Kuwaiti nasheed reader Mishari Rashid and head of the Chehcen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov's daughter Khutmat Kadyrova.

Medvedev to submit cabinet structure proposals to Putin

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:08:00 +0400

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will on Tuesday submit proposals on the structure and composition of a new government to President Vladimir Putin.

New space station crew in orbit

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:03:00 +0400

Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan on Tuesday have begun a two-day flight to the International Space Station (ISS).

India for bigger involvement in SCO operations

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:33:00 +0400

India is unlikely to get full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the grouping's next month summit in China but will utilise the occasion to seek greater involvement - The Hindu reports.

FGFA: facing delay but worth waiting

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

The Ministry of Defence has announced a two-year delay in the joint Indo-Russian project. But Indian designers are upbeat hailing the project as an “invaluable experience in testing and certifying a heavy fighter jet.”

Afghanistan 'collective issue' for international community – Karzai

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:09:00 +0400

Lack of security in Afghanistan is a problem for the entire international community rather than of the country alone

Anand, Gelfand play 3rd draw in chess champs

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:10:00 +0400

India's defending champion Viswanathan Anand drew with Israel's Boris Gelfand for the third consecutive game in the World Chess Championships at Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery on Monday.

Making Russia a better place to live in six years

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:52:00 +0400

The fourth president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, plans to make the country a great place to live and do business within six years

Amb. Shukla advocates closer Indo-Russian ties

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:54:00 +0400

Speaking at conference on “Emerging Geo-political Trends in Asia: Prospects and Challenges for India-Russia Relations,” former India’s Ambassador to Russia Prabhat Shukla stressed that India and Russia should resort to candid dialogue.

Like India, Russia to scare smokers with grim pictures

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:50:00 +0400

Emulating India, Australia and a few European Union members, Russia will have grim images depicting the impact of smoking on health appear on all cigarette packs starting May 2013.

India’s globalization discontent

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:40:00 +0400

The complexities of India's tryst with globalization and its bonhomie with the West become highly disputed within the international community

From St Petersburg to the Himalayas: an artist’s journey

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:35:00 +0400

For Alla Dulh, a painter from Saint-Petersburg, India used to be just another place on her must-visit list. But four years ago she settled in Himalayas, and says it keeps her creative juices flowing

Tokyo’s high-wire Uighur act

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:51:00 +0400

The hosting of the annual World Uighur Congress in Tokyo is intended to provoke Beijing. Unsurprisingly, Beijing promptly hit out, expressing “strong dissatisfaction” over the Japanese move

Giant Buddha planned for Tuva

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:50:00 +0400

A Tibet enterprise has been given the go ahead to build a 15-meter-high Buddha statue, to be placed atop a mountain outside the Tuvan capital of Kyzyl

Marathi legacy: bringing cultural riches closer to Russians

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:56:00 +0400

JNCC to host the presentation of the book "Death in Maharashtra: Imagination, Perception and Expression" on May 16.

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

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:53:00 +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 said Monday.

The honor of wearing the crimson beret

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:44:00 +0400

The Russian special forces must survive one of the world’s most difficult competitions to earn the right to wear the crimson beret, the symbol of their status

Muscovites walked for control

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:36:00 +0400

Thousands of people responded to a call by Russian writer Boris Akunin to march in central Moscow to support those detained during the recent rallies

Russian charged with passing Bulava missile secrets

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:14:00 +0400

An employee at a Russian defense firm in the Urals region has been accused of passing secrets on the Bulava intercontinental missile to a foreign intelligence service, the Kommersant daily reported on Monday.

SCO June summit: growing in numbers

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:53:00 +0400

The SCO summit in June 6-7 in Beijing looks promising for its members as well as countries planning on closer cooperation with the organisation

Putin boost to Indo-Russian defence ties

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:43:00 +0400

In his third presidential term, Vladimir Putin, the architect of special and strategic partnership between India and Russia, is set to drive up bilateral defence ties to new heights

World race walking cup opening ceremony

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:08:00 +0400

Artists performing at the World Race Walking Cup Opening Ceremony, "Start" Stadium, Saransk

Filatov: "Chess is a unique tool for promoting the country's culture"

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:56:00 +0400

Andrei Filatov, co-owner of N-Trans, on why he became the initiator and sponsor of the championship match at the Tretyakov Gallery

World Chess Championship starts in Moscow

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:24:00 +0400

Though it involves an Indian and an Israeli, the World Chess Championship match also provides a glimpse of the weird and politically connected Russian chess scene

India, Russia to sign pact on tiger conservation

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:14:00 +0400

Thirteen countries, including China, Russia and India, will in New Delhi to take stock of their efforts to save the big cat, and exchange notes with each other in a global initiative for tiger conservation.

Russia ready to set up Mig Plant in India

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:13:00 +0400

A defence ministry delegation is expected to leave for Moscow shortly to finalise, arrangements for the purchase of Russian Mig Supersonic Jet Fighters for the Indian Air Force.

Rickshaw blues Indo-Russian contemporary art exhibition opens in Moscow

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:06:00 +0400

Events to mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Russia are being held in Moscow throughout the spring of 2012.

SCO struggles to counter Arab Spring

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:51:00 +0400

The Islamist warriors from Libya, who were corrupted by Qatar and the US, are today flocking to Syria to work for regime change in Damascus. The same pattern can repeat in Afghanistan

Targeting promises

Sat, 12 May 2012 15:13:00 +0400

Some federally funded programs meant to improve the quality of life for Russians may be dumped in favor of higher military spending

How to bolster Russia’s energy sector

Sat, 12 May 2012 15:04:00 +0400

A combination of public and private ownership is the only way to encourage both initiative and expansion in the energy sector

Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow metro

Sat, 12 May 2012 14:56:00 +0400

Passengers on a carriage of the subway train "Akvarel' (Water-Color)," which displays reproductions of some of the masterpieces from the Tretyakov Gallery.