Archive · 24 Aug 2026
India and Russia Set $100 Billion Trade Target by 2030
India and Russia want to do much more business with each other.
Their shared goal is to reach $100 billion in trade by 2030.
S. Jaishankar said both countries need to make trading easier.
This could mean opening markets and reducing trade barriers.
They also want better ways to make payments.
Businesses in both countries are expected to work more closely.
The countries are discussing a possible free-trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union.
They are also cooperating in areas such as energy, space, railways and fertilizers.
S. Jaishankar called for faster progress on India-Russia trade priorities.
The countries aim to reach $100 billion in bilateral trade by 2030.
Proposed measures include improving market access and removing tariff and non-tariff barriers.
Officials discussed stronger payment systems and deeper business-to-business engagement.
Cooperation also covers energy, nuclear power, space, railways, fertilizers, connectivity and skills mobility.
- Who
- India and Russia, represented at the commission by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and other officials.
- What
- The countries discussed measures to expand bilateral trade and reach a shared $100 billion trade target by 2030.
- When
- At the 27th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission meeting; no date is specified.
- Where
- The meeting location is not specified.
- Why
- To address the current trade imbalance and strengthen economic, technological and other cooperation.
- Trade target
- $100 billion in India-Russia bilateral trade by 2030
- Meeting
- 27th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation
- Trade priorities
- Market access, tariff and non-tariff barriers, payment mechanisms and business-to-business engagement
- Agreement under discussion
- An India-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement
- Cooperation areas
- Energy, nuclear, metallurgy, space, railways, fertilizers, skills mobility, connectivity and payment systems
- Trade challenge
- The current bilateral trade imbalance