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Abstract

Indo-Russia economic relations have evolved into a multifaceted partnership shaped by strategic cooperation, energy security, and growing trade complementarities. Russia remains a key supplier of defence equipment, crude oil, and nuclear technology, while India offers a large market, skilled workforce, and expanding investment opportunities. Recent years have seen diversification beyond defence into energy, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, and high-technology sectors. Despite challenges such as sanctions on Russia and logistical constraints, both nations continue to strengthen economic engagement through bilateral agreements and initiatives like the International North–South Transport Corridor. The partnership remains vital for regional stability and long-term economic collaboration. The panelists will deliberate on emerging opportunities, existing bottlenecks, and the future trajectory of Indo-Russia economic cooperation in an increasingly uncertain global environment.

About the Speakers

Amb. Anil Trigunayat

Amb. Anil Trigunayat is Distinguished Fellow at Vivekananda International Foundation. He is a member of the Indian Foreign Service. He has served in the Indian Missions in Cote d’Ivoire, Bangladesh, Mongolia, USA, Russia, Sweden and Nigeria, Libya and Jordan. In the Ministry of External Affairs he has worked in the Economic, West Asia and North Africa and Consular Divisions. He also served as Director General/Joint Secretary for the Gulf & Haj Divisions in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. Thereafter, Mr. Trigunayat worked as Deputy Chief of Mission in the rank of Ambassador in the Embassy of India, Moscow Prior to his superannuation in May 2016, he served as Ambassador of India to Jordan and Libya and High Commissioner to Malta (June 2012 – May 2016). He is a post Graduate in Physics from the Agra/Kumaon University and also studied Russian History, Culture and Language at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. As a visiting fellow he also conducted research work on “WTO and Regional Trading Blocs” at the Oxford University. He is a member of the All India Management Association/Delhi Management Association as well as that of Oxford and Cambridge Society of India and the Association of Indian Diplomats (former Ambassadors). He is also the Honorary Member of the International Trade Council, Brussels.

Kulikova Olga

Olga Kulikova is the Business Ambassador of Russia to India. She also leads the Russia-India Business Council, which aims to help Russian companies enter the Indian market. Her work focuses on promoting bilateral trade and investment in sectors such as manufacturing, IT, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Olga Kulikova is a member of the General Council of the All Russian Public Organization Business Russia.

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.

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.