India Russia to Celebrate 70 years of Ties

To mark 70 years of diplomatic ties between India and Russia next year, the two sides announced a series of events spanning multiple fields following the annual bilateral summit held in Goa.

Diplomatic ties between the two countries will complete 70 years on April 13, 2017.

India and Russia have decided to celebrate the milestone next year “in a befitting manner depicting the width and depth of multi-faceted relations that the two countries have spanning diverse fields including political, defence, energy, trade, economy, finance, investment, culture, education, think-tanks, science and technology, sports, youth, tourism, people-to-people” contact.