🇷🇺 🤝 🇮🇳 On January 18, 2024, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov took part in the Russian-Indian Smart Cities Forum held on the sidelines of the 9th Smart Cities India Expo.

Opening the plenary session, the Ambassador noted that the two countries are striving to deepen and diversify bilateral economic and technological cooperation. Russia is not only a supplier of high-tech products to India, but is also ready to share advanced technologies with Indian partners.

Furthermore, Denis Alipov called for paying special attention to strengthening bilateral ties in the field of information technology, development of IT solutions, expanding employment and growing human capital in IT.

As part of the programme, Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of Moscow Sergey Cheremin made a presentation entitled “Moscow — Smart & Sustainable City”.

⚡️ Among those who attended the forum were Russian and Indian officials as well as companies specializing in information technology and urban infrastructure development.

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🇷🇺 🤝 🇮🇳 On January 19, 2024, Russia’s G20 Sherpa Svetlana Lukash attended the BRICS CCI Annual Recognition ceremony in New Delhi. The official part of the programme included her awarding with the Sustainability Champion and Special Contribution Awards.

In her address at the panel discussion, she praised India's G20 presidency in 2023, underscoring the commitment to continue joint fruitful work over the Brazilian year in the G20 to further promote the sustainable development agenda as well as to enhance the role of the Global South in global governance. Svetlana Lukash also noted the imperative to reform international financial and economic institutions.

The event was attended by 14th President of the Republic of India Ram Nath Kovind and other prominent public figures.

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🇺🇳 On January 19, 2024, the International Model United Nations was launched at the Amity University (Noida, Uttar Pradesh).

During the event, a welcoming address on behalf of Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov was delivered.

⚡️ The chosen theme of the AMIMUN’24 is “Pax per praxis” (“Peace through action”), which underscores the significance of diplomacy and interstate dialogue.

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🇷🇺 🤝 🇮🇳 On January 18, 2024, the Russian House in New Delhi hosted an online presentation of Russian sports universities.

At the event, more than 200 young athletes from Indian universities were briefed by the representatives of the Far Eastern State Academy of Physical Culture (Khabarovsk), Volga Region State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism (Kazan), Russian University of Sport “GTSOLIFK” (Moscow), Moscow State Academy of Physical Education, Smolensk State University of Sports and Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health (Saint Petersburg) on educational opportunities in Russia and admission peculiarities.

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