India and Russia are actively seeking to broaden their longstanding commercial relationship so that it extends beyond the traditional focus on energy.

That is the basic argument of a December 8, 2025 publication by Sharmila Kantha in NatStrat (an independent strategic research centre). The piece underscores how the two countries, commemorating 25 years of a “special and privileged strategic partnership,” are pursuing policies to deepen and diversify bilateral trade in the face of shifting global economic and geopolitical pressures.

Kantha notes that during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to India on December 4–5, 2025, leaders reaffirmed their commitment to expanding economic cooperation, including advancing work on a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic

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