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Abstract

India and Russia are playing an important role in the BRICS in structuring the evolving global economic and geopolitical landscape. Their cooperation within BRICS covers areas such as trade, investment, energy, technology, and strategic partnerships. BRICS provides a platform for emerging economies to strengthen economic cooperation, enhance representation in global institutions, and address shared development challenges. The growing membership of BRICS also creates new opportunities and challenges for India and Russia. In this webinar, the panel will deliberate on India-Russia relations within BRICS, emerging areas of cooperation, changing global power dynamics, and the implications of BRICS for the Global South and the international economic order.

Short Bios

Gulshan Sachdeva

Gulshan Sachdeva is Professor and Jean Monnet Chair at the Centre for European Studies, JNU. His work focuses on European economic integration, Eurasian connectivity, development cooperation, energy security, and India’s external economic engagements. He serves as Book Series Editor for Europe–Asia Connectivity and Co-Editor of the Asia–Europe Journal. He has held key administrative and academic roles, including Chief Coordinator of DAKSHIN – Global South Centre of Excellence at RIS; Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence; Head of ADB and Asia Foundation regional cooperation projects at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Afghanistan; Consultant with the ILO; Chairperson of the Centre for European Studies; and Director of the Energy Studies Programme. He has taught at KU Leuven as the ICCR Chair and has served as visiting faculty at nine European universities. He has published more than 120 research papers/book chapters and holds a PhD in Economics from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.

Timur Chernyshov

Timur Chernyshov is a Russian diplomat who serves as the First Secretary at the Embassy of Russia in India. He frequently represents Russian diplomatic and international interests in the region, particularly focusing on multilateral cooperation, youth engagement, and soft-power diplomacy within the BRICS framework.On August 6, 2026, Timur Chernyshov was a featured international dignitary and speaker at the BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BRICS CCI) Youth Leadership Dialogue held in New Delhi.During the summit, he engaged with policymakers, global changemakers, and young leaders to discuss international public governance, intercultural ties, and public leadership.

Kulikova Olga

Olga Kulikova is the Business Ambassador to India and heads the Russia-India Business Council, established in 2019 to assist Russian companies in entering the Indian market. The Council has experience, support from Indian partners, and the necessary competencies to support business activities.

Her key industry priorities include Manufacturing, IT, and the Chemical Industry. In 2020, Olga Kulikova was associated with the Business Mission in Delhi and the 17th Global Business Summit of the intergovernmental organization, “Rebooting for Recovery: Stimulating Supply and Demand.” Olga Kulikova is also a member of the General Council of the All-Russian Public Organization Business Russia.

Priyadarshi Dash

Dr. Priyadarshi Dash is Associate Professor at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, India. He contributes to RIS work programmes on G20, BIMSTEC, Indo-Pacific and Asia-Africa Growth Corridor. His research interests include services trade, regional financial cooperation, infrastructure finance, macroeconomic and development strategies, and blue economy. Dr. Dash has published two books titled “Asia-Africa Growth Corridor: Development and Cooperation in Indo-Pacific” and “Universal Banking in India: Evolution, Trends and Performance” and several papers in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. He is member of Editorial Advisory Board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, London; member of Editorial Board of Advances in Economics and Business; Member of Editorial Review Board of Virtual Economics; and Managing Editor of G20 Digest. He has visited Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), Seoul as a ‘Visiting Fellow’ in 2012 under a fellowship by the Asia Foundation. Dr. Dash holds PhD in Economics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India, and has received the “Award for Excellence in Thesis Work” by IIT Bombay.

Raj Yadav

Dr. Raj Yadav is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies (CRCAS), School of International Studies (SIS), at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Prior to joining JNU in September 2015, Dr. Yadav held positions as an Assistant Professor at the Central University of Haryana and as a Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor at Universiti Utara Malaysia. her research interests include the economics of banking and finance, risk analysis and management in the banking sectors of the Soviet, Russian, Central Asian, and Indian economies, and the political economy of Eurasian economies. She holds a Ph.D.