Vladimir Putin hails Make in India; asks Russian officials to use domestic cars like Indian counterparts
Putin on Tuesday hailed India's "Make in India" Initiative at the 8th Eastern Economic Forum’s (EEF) plenary session in Vladivostok and suggested that Russian officials like their Indian counterparts should use Russian cars for driving, instead of using foreign automobile brands.
Earlier on Sunday Russia hailed India's G20 Presidency and stated that the Global South led by India did not allow the war in Ukraine to take over the agenda.
Putin has been one of the ardent supporters of the PM’s focus on ‘Make in India’ amid Western sanctions on Russia since the war.
In June heaping praises on PM Narendra Modi Putin had said “Our friends in India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a great friend of Russia, a few years ago presented a concept — «Make in India». And it had a very visible effect on the Indian economy.”
At another EEF session Putin said that the government will not allow the pace of development to slacken in the Russian Far East as it is a strategic region for the country.
«We will definitely not be scaling down the pace of development in the region, because the development of the Far East is an absolute priority for Russia, a direct priority for Russia as a whole for the entire 21st century, because it is a colossal region with a small population but huge potential. Of course, this is a strategic interest for the country,» the Russian President said.
According to Putin, «It is necessary to talk not only about the development of mineral resources; here [in the Far East] it is necessary to build even more enterprises for the processing of industrial raw materials, so as to increase the added value.
