Overview
- Leaders signed 16 agreements covering shipbuilding, critical minerals, logistics corridors, pharmaceuticals, civil nuclear cooperation and a labour mobility pact.
- The Programme for 2030 targets $100 billion in trade, pushes work on an India–EAEU FTA, and expands local‑currency settlements with interoperable payment links such as UPI–Mir/RuPay and financial‑messaging connectivity.
- India eased the rupee overhang via SRVA rule changes as Sberbank scales up in India with a planned $100 million capital‑markets investment to channel Russian‑held rupees into domestic assets.
- Energy security featured with Putin’s pledge of uninterrupted fuel shipments, even as some Indian buyers have pared Russian oil purchases under US tariff and sanctions pressure.
- Defence cooperation emphasized access under the newly ratified RELOS logistics pact and proposals for joint production and technology transfer, including a reported Su‑57 offer, with no new arms purchases announced.