🇷🇺 On May 7, on the occasion of the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov took part in the opening of a memorial plaque at the Russian House in New Delhi in recognition of the Indian soldiers awarded Soviet orders and medals.

☝🏻 Denis Alipov underscored the sacred nature of May 9, Victory Day, for the people of Russia — a day of remembrance, mourning and pride, which marked not only the end of a brutal war, but the triumph of humanity over Nazi tyranny. The Ambassador also pointed out the contribution to the defeat of the Axis countries made by Indian soldiers and officers who fought alongside the Allies.

⭐ Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo Representative Office in India Elena Remizova and son of Bijayananda Patnaik, one of the awarded Indian citizens, Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Naveen Patnaik also addressed the audience with welcoming remarks.

🎵 The programme of the event continued with a thematic concert of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy and the theatrical production “Vasily Terkin”.

🖼 The foyer of the Russian House hosted several exhibitions dedicated to the main stages of the Great Patriotic War and World War II, as well as a field kitchen.

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🇷🇺 On May 6, at the Russian House in New Delhi, DCM & Minister Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in India Roman Babushkin took part in the opening of the exhibition “Weapons of Victory” dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

☝🏻 In his address at a round table on Russia-India defence and space cooperation as part of the event, the diplomat drew attention to the close correlation between the bilateral strategic partnership, shared history and common aspirations for just and equal multipolarity.

Referring to the conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 5, he stressed the importance of joining hands in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory.

The discussion was attended by Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo Representative Office in India Elena Remizova (as a moderator), Air & Naval Attache of the Embassy Col Sergey Kharchenko, as well as several dozen specilized experts from the two countries.

⭐ The exhibition prepared with the support of Rossotrudnichestvo, Rosoboronexport and the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation included scale models of modern types of Russian military equipment and of products of the joint Russian-Indian venture BrahMos Aerospace, as well as a large number of photographs. It will remain open at the Russian House for a year.

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🇷🇺 🇷🇺🇦🇲🇦🇿🇧🇾🇰🇿🇰🇬🇺🇿 On May 9, the Russian Embassy in India co-hosted a solemn reception on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 jointly with the diplomatic missions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan in New Delhi.

🇮🇳 Dr S.Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, attended the function as the Chief Guest. Among the guests were senior officials of the Government of India, Members of the Parliament, ambassadors and military attaches of friendly countries, eminent representatives of local political parties, business, social and religious circles, scientific and cultural community, mass media, Russian compatriots.

☝🏻 In his welcome address, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov underscored the sacred significance of the Great Victory for Russia and all the peoples of the former Soviet Union in that horrible war which took the lives of 27 million Soviet people. He especially noted the contribution of Indian soldiers and officers who fought alongside the Allies.

🎵 The performance of wartime compositions by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy became a bright decoration of the evening that ended with festive fireworks.

🖼 The guests also had the opportunity to get acquainted with the exhibition "The Price of Victory" jointly prepared by the Embassies of Russia and Belarus in India.

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🗓 On May 7,  Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Chennai (RCSC) hosted a press conference dedicated to the upcoming opening of the "Russian Education Fair – 2025."

➡️ Consul General of Russia in Chennai Valerii Khodzhaev, Director of the RCSC Alexander Dodonov as well as Russian and Indian education specialists spoke at the event.

🎓 During the press conference, a brochure titled "Days of Russian Higher Education in India" was presented to public.

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🇷🇺 On May 9, the Consulate General of Russia in Chennai in coordination with the Russian Center of Science and Culture held a commemoration-cum-reception to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

➡️ The representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, foreign consular missions, cadets, famous public and cultural figures, businessmen, journalists and compatriots from Chennai and Bangalore attended the event.

🛡 The reception included the screening of the Victory Parade on Red Square as well as a short documentary about India's participation in World War II.

🕯 According to the local tradition, the evening was illuminated by a ceremony of lighting the lamp. For this, the dignitaries used a piece of the Eternal Flame brought to Chennai from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden near the Kremlin wall.

🎙 As part of the reception, a creative group of students from the Volgograd State Medical University performed the war-time songs.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On May 13, DCM & Minister Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in India Roman Babushkin addressed the inaugural session of the First Russia-India AEO (Authorized Economic Operators) Seminar co-hosted by the Russian Federal Customs Service, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs of India (CBIC) and the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO).

☝🏻 The diplomat highly appreciated the endeavors of the FIEO and the customs services of both countries to raise the awareness of the AEO initiative. According to him, it plays a very instrumental role in the promotion and diversification of bilateral trade as well as in increasing the transparency, predictability and reliability of business transactions. Roman Babushkin suggested that such events should take place on a regular basis.

💬 Among other speakers were Igor Ten, Representative of the Russian Federal Customs Service in India, Surjit Bhujabal, Member (Customs), CBIC, Ivan Nosov, CEO, Sberbank India, and SC Ralhan, President, FIEO, as well as members of the Russian Federal Customs Service’s delegation, including Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of Customs Clearance and Customs Control Alexey Tebenkov and head of the department of the Centre for Monitoring and Operational Control Lubert Ivanov.

👥 The seminar was attended by officials of the relevant Indian ministries and government agencies, representatives of local business circles, and the media.

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