🇷🇺 On December 14, Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in India Yulia Aryaeva took part in the opening ceremony of the Russian Film Festival in New Delhi organized by the Russian Ministry of Culture and "Roskino".

🎬 During the three-day event, there were screenings of five feature movies warmly received by the Indian audience — "Triumph", "Ice 3", "The Flying Ship", "Guest from the Future" and "Pirates of the Barracuda Galaxy".

🤝 As part of the film festival, guests had the opportunity to meet with directors and producers of the movies as well as representatives of "Roskino".

👥 The screenings were attended by more than one thousand spectators.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On December 11, Moscow hosted the 15th Indian-Russian Business Dialogue organized with the support of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of Moscow City, the Business Council for Cooperation with India, the Indian Business Alliance and the Roscongress Foundation.

👥 The event was attended by over 700 representatives of the Russian and Indian business communities and officials, including Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Dmitry Volvach and Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of Moscow City Sergey Cheremin.

🤝 During the discussions at the plenary session, the speakers noted that in 2024, Russia-India bilateral cooperation reached a new level, in particular, in ​​expanded trade ties, improved infrastructure, increased educational and cultural exchanges, as well as in pharmaceuticals, microelectronics, AI, transport and logistics.

🟣 The contribution of the International North-South Transport Corridor and simplified customs procedures in ensuring the growth of Russian-Indian trade turnover was especially underscored.

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📆 #OTD, 63 years ago, on December 19, 1961, Goa was liberated from the Portuguese colonial rule.

🟣 Owing to the coordinated actions of the Indian Armed Forces, the operation, codenamed "Vijay (Victory)", lasted only 36 hours.

🤝 The Soviet Union was one of the first countries to support the anti-colonialist aspirations of the Indian people, and during a vote in the UN Security Council, it vetoed the corresponding resolution condemning India's actions.

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⚽️ On December 19, Trivandrum hosted a friendly football match for the Druzhba Trophy between the teams of Russian specialists working at the Kudankulam NPP and the Russian House in Trivandrum.

🤝 The game was held in an atmosphere of friendship, sportsmanship and mutual respect.

🥇 The Russian House team won 4-1. They were awarded by former Minister of State for Defence of India Prof. Olanchery Rajagopal.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On December 23, representatives of the Federal Customs Service of Russia in India Igor Ten and Vitaly Anokhin visited the Raxaul Land Port in Bihar located along the Indian-Nepalese border.

🗺 During the tour, Indian customs officials demonstrated to the diplomats an automated border crossing as well as an information system for interaction between government agencies.

🤝 The sides agreed to maintain a dialogue and continue the practice of regular exchange of best practices on customs issues.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On December 23, the Russian Embassy in India hosted a regular meeting of the Women's International Club Delhi organized by Spouse of the Russian Ambassador to India Diana Alipova.

💬 Spouse of the Minister Counsellor & DCM of the Embassy Olga Tsoi delivered a lecture on a landmark historical event, the Grand Imperial Ball of 1903, held at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg.

🎉 On the eve of the Orthodox Christmas and the New Year, Ded Moroz (Father Frost) and Snegurochka congratulated the representatives of the WIC Delhi while the guests danced traditional Russian “khorovod” around the Christmas tree.

🤗 The meeting ended with a New Year's buffet.

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