Programme

Russia–India: Successful Business Cases

RUSSIAN ECONOMIC AGENDA
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE

The Make in India initiative announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to transform India into a global manufacturing workshop. The session will showcase opportunities not just for Russian industries to invest in India, but also for Indian companies to consider setting up manufacturing units in Russia. What is the history of actual Russia-India business cases and what opportunities exist for new business cooperation? Are there any projects on the market that could boost Russia-India trade turnover? How can the business community achieve the ambitious goal set by the two countries’ leaders of increasing trade turnover to USD 30 billion by 2025?

Moderators
Chandrajit Banerjee , Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry
Sergei Cheryomin , Minister, Head of Department for Foreign Economic Activity and International Relations, Moscow City Government; Chairman of the Board, Business Council for Cooperation with India

Panellists
Arundhati Bhattacharya , Chairman of the Board of Directors, State Bank of India
Babasaheb Kalyani , Chairman of the Board of Directors, Managing Director, Bharat Forge Ltd
Satish Reddy Kallam , Chairman of the Management Board, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Shobana Kamineni , President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals
Vikram Singh Punia , President, Pharmasyntez
Sergey Shpak , Chairman of the Board, General Director, MC RailTransHolding LLC

Key moments

It is time, when your global power relations and your political landscape are constantly changing, to get a strong sustainable relationship like the one we have with Russia.
Shobana Kamineni
President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals
We already know that a lot of Russian companies are doing business, doing very excellent work in India. However, we can do much more. Now there is an opportunity to do much more.
Ramesh Abhishek
Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of India
India today is an immense market.
Sergei Cheryomin
Minister, Head of Department for Foreign Economic Activity and International Relations, Moscow City Government; Chairman of the Board, Business Council for Cooperation with India
We all know: India is the best friend of Russia.
Sammy Kotwani
Director
Today our relations are at the highest political level.
Sergei Cheryomin
Minister, Head of Department for Foreign Economic Activity and International Relations, Moscow City Government; Chairman of the Board, Business Council for Cooperation with India
We need to change our attitude towards the Russian market and it should be the same as to the European.
Vikram Singh Punia
President, Pharmasyntez
India is an amazing country with a great talent for abstract thinking. It is a wonderful partner, especially regarding advanced technologies.
Ekaterina Karelina
CEO, Seendex