India-Russia rocks on Fast Track Mechanism
Set
a target of USD 30 billion bilateral trade by 2025
Union
Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu,
announced the setting up of a fast track, single-window mechanism for Russian
companies to be helmed by Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The
Minister was addressing the India – Russia Business Summit organized by DIPP,
Invest India and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi. The
Minister stated that this mechanism would be in addition to the Russia Desk
that had been set up earlier to promote Russian investment in India.
Suresh
Prabhu informed that work on the International North-South Transport Corridor
was underway and signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Eurasian Economic
Union (EaEU), soon, will create a huge market which will benefit all the
countries of the region and also promote inter-regional partnerships between
the states of India and the regions of Russia.
Commerce
Minister further said that there is an opportunity for India and Russia to
collaborate in all fields like hydrocarbons, gold and diamond, timber, pharma,
agriculture, power generation, aviation, railways and logistics.
Minister
for Economic Development of Russia, Mr. Maxim Oreshkin, said that Russia is
preparing a strategy to increase economic cooperation with India. He said that
Russia is looking at investment protection and avoidance of double taxation
agreement with India besides trade in national currencies.
Making
the economic partnership a strong pillar of bilateral relationship is a key
priority for both governments. In December 2014, the leaders of the two
countries set a target of USD 30 billion bilateral trade by 2025. This is the
largest Russian business delegation to accompany Russian President, Vladimir
Putin, on his two-day visit to India.
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