Overview
- India and Russia, which held Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi on Monday, reviewed their strategic partnership and set plans for upcoming high-level contacts.
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said Sergey Lavrov will visit New Delhi on May 14–15 for the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting, with a separate working visit to meet S. Jaishankar.
- First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov starts a two-day visit on Thursday to meet India’s national security, foreign affairs and finance leaders for talks on defense, trade, energy and the West Asia crisis.
- Industry reports carried by TASS said both sides are ready to raise LNG supplies and are discussing LPG deliveries, as India’s Russian crude purchases surged in March and likely April after a U.S. waiver and Hormuz shipping disruptions.
- A Russian parliamentary delegation is also visiting to deepen legislative ties, part of wider follow-up on the December summit roadmap that targets $100 billion in annual trade by 2030.