FAR EAST REGION OF RUSSIA (vladivostok 2019)

About Far East Region of Russia

  • Russia is worlds largest country according to land mass.

  • Russia major population were live on western part of Russia.
  • Russia invites India in 2019 Eastern Economic Forum.

  • An agreement between India and Russia is a full fledged maritime rout between Chennai and Vladivostok. 

  • Eastern region of Russia have very limited population like 1000 or 2000 peoples in village.
  • Eastern region of Russia is resource rich area.
  • Russia wants to improve connectivity or develop Vladivostok.
  • Two major investor countries are India and China.


Narendra Modi visit to Russia



Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visit Vladivostok(far east region of Russia). It is a two day visit where Narendra Modi plane landed on Vladivostok on 4th of September 2019. This is not first visit of Russia for Narendra Modi, he is came hear on 2001 as a chief minster of  Gujarat and now he is PM of India. Now Narendra Modi is awarded highest civilian award of Russia.


Why Far East Region summit is important for Russia

Russia have not proper dock yard to export something due to frozen in Vladivostok it is observe that since 2005 there was no frozen or freeze of ice on Vladivostok, Russia use many time ice breaker ship but now Russia says it is 12 month functional port, Importance of Vladivostok has it has headquarter of Russia pacific fleet command, Vladivostok is also a economic port for Russia, for the development of Vladivostok Russia have mot billions in there surplus so development of Vladivostok, Russia want help of two major countries one is China and other is India.

Relations between Russia and China



It is observe that Russia and China relations improve in some previous year, China investment in far east region of Russia is $33 billion in past four year, this is 71% of the total direct foreign investments. China wants to invest $50 billion in far east region.

Russia need of India for Far East Region of Russia

People of far east region of Russia feels nervousness because of Chinese peoples bad reputation, Chinese peoples image like anywhere they go firstly they capture the market and then Chinese workers are settle and then they makes Chinese colony this is the region of nervousness in Russian people.

According to Russian Deputy PM Yury Trutnev announcement 80% of workers in Chinese project of Far east region is must be locals and there will be no permanent land transfer to Chinese people.
This is the region why Russia needs India for Far East Region.

And also investment security given by Russian government to Indian company for long time no policy change.

India on Far East Region

Here we know India is not larger economy like China but if India invest $10-20 billion it helps Russia to make balance with Chinese investments.
Major India company who invest on Far East Region of Russia:
1:- Tata Power
2:- Coal India
3:- ONGC videsh
4:- GAIL(India)  
5:- Infosys

India also give $1 billion to Russia as a line of credit loan to develop far east region.

Trade between India and Russia



Target of India and Russia in 2025 to reach bilateral trade to $30 billion. In present without defense trade India and Russia trade only $11 billion, India is world 3rd biggest consumer of oil and also importer. In future India primary target to import energy resources from Russia where India wants at least 15% of gas from Russia. 
Russia wants to reduce the payment method of Dollar, so it is possible in future we can see India Russia trade with Rupee or Ruble.


Russia and India are old and good friends if these two countries withstand each other then they have to power of make stability in Asia and reduce the influence of China and USA.   

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