Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal met Vladimir Ilyichev, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, for the 26th Meeting of the India-Russia Working Group on Trade & Economic Cooperation under the aegis of the Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC).

According to a release from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the two sides reviewed bilateral trade, which has risen to well over twice the leaders’ 2014 benchmark of US$25 billion, and took note of the shared objective of US$100 billion by 2030. A forward-looking protocol for trade and economic cooperation across multiple sectors was finalised and signed during the meeting.

The Commerce Secretary highlighted the potential for expanding and dee

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