SECOND INDIA-RUSSIA STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE

About: 

• The Second India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED) was held today in New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog and Mr. TimurMaksimov, Deputy Minister of the Economic Development of the Russia.
  
  
• The meeting focussed on 6 core areas covering Transport, Agriculture, Small and Medium Business, Digital Technologies, Finance, Tourism & Connectivity.
  
  
• Background:
  • The IRSED was established following a bilateral MoU signed between NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russia during the 19th edition of the Annual India-Russia Bilateral Summit held in 2018 in New Delhi.
    
    
  • The First India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue was held in St. Petersburg in November 2018.