Denis Menturov visited India on 23 April. Its objective was to advance the economic and strategic relations between the two countries. Menturov is also the co-chairman of India-Russia IRIGC-TEC, the key platform to coordinate trade, investment and technological cooperation between the two countries. Foreign Minister S. A detailed bilateral meeting was held with Jaishankar on April 3, in which many important issues were discussed. The meeting focused on increasing cooperation in areas like trade, industry, energy, fertilizer supply, connectivity, mobility, technology, innovation and critical minerals.
Both sides reviewed the progress in the implementation of the decisions taken in the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit held in December 2025. During the talks here, regional and global issues were also discussed, especially the current conflict in West Asia and its implications. During his visit, Menturov met India's top leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman and Ajit Doval. Here there was discussion on further strengthening bilateral cooperation.
This visit gave new impetus to India-Russia relations, in which the direction was set to further deepen cooperation in economic, strategic and technical fields. This visit was not just a formal diplomatic meeting, but proved to be the outline for the next stage of India-Russia relations. Both countries indicated to deepen cooperation beyond traditional sectors like energy and defence, to emerging sectors like technology, innovation and critical minerals. Amid global instability, this meeting is also an indication that India and Russia are moving towards making their strategic partnership more practical, multi-dimensional and future-oriented.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Embassy in New Delhi announced on Wednesday that Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov would be arriving on a two-day visit to India from Thursday. Last year, when India was looking for other export destinations after the White House imposed tariffs, Russian President Vladimir Putin specifically tasked Menturov with increasing India-Russia bilateral trade.
