As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to visit India on December 4-5, 2025 for the 23rd Annual Summit, India-Russia relations continue to advance across political, economic, defence, cultural and multilateral domains. The Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership – established in 2010 and built on decades of cooperation – has maintained steady momentum through 2024–25 despite shifting global geopolitics.

Since the signing of the India-Russia Strategic Partnership in 2000 and its elevation in 2010, bilateral cooperation has expanded across politics, defence, energy, trade, science and technology, and people-to-people ties. The India‑Russia Intergovernmental Commission (IRIGC) remains the primary institutional mechanism for managing this engagement through Trade, Economic, Scienti

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