The Vice-President of India noted the special character of the partnership between the two countries and said that the leadership of India ”attaches great importance to the development of these relations.“ Traditionally, the key areas of cooperation between the two countries are the defense and space industry, the peaceful use of atomic energy, but now it is expanding to include cooperation in the field of railway construction, trade in precious stones, etc.
“We count on the development of cooperation in the field of technology transfer,” said the Vice-President of India. He also noted the development of inter-parliamentary ties.
”In 2019, parliamentary elections will be held in India, and we will be happy to welcome observers from Russia,“ said Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu.
Viacheslav Volodin
Volodin 
Vyacheslav Victorovich The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast) stressed that the dynamics of relations between our countries are set by an effective dialogue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also noted that the parliaments of the two countries have great potential to develop these relations.
The trade turnover between Russia and India last year grew by 21%, for eight months of the current year — by 17.6%, and according to forecasts for 2018, it will be more than $ 10 billion. ”This is far from the level we could reach,“ said Viacheslav Volodin and urged to do everything for further growth.
He also indicated that the flow of tourists is increasing, but this figure may increase, “if we create more comfortable conditions, fewer delays in obtaining visas”.
“A large number of Indian students study in Russia, 90% of them are medical students, so it would be right for us to develop cooperation in the field of medicine, medical technology of the future,” said Viacheslav Volodin. He stressed the need to look for new forms of cooperation between parliaments, because “the potential for the development of inter-parliamentary relations has not been exhausted”. In particular, there is an opportunity to work on the harmonization of legislation and the creation of model laws.
“We think it would be right to work more actively within the framework of our specialized committees,” said the Chairman of the State Duma.
“I would like to emphasize the possibilities of developing relations, including in the field of the digital economy, this is the economy of the future. And working on legislation in this area, it would be right to think about joint activity,” he said. Specialized committees also could exchange experience in the field of combating terrorism and ensuring security. This will help ‘find solutions that will allow us to combat common challenges.’
“It will be right to look into the future and do everything to find each other in the economy, in humanitarian projects, culture, as there is a demand from society and our nations for this,” the Chairman of the State Duma stressed.
“Come to Moscow to continue this dialogue in Russia,” he concluded.
Upon the invitation of the Speaker of the House of People of the Parliament of the Republic of India Sumitra Mahajan, Viacheslav Volodin pays an official visit to the Republic of India.
