Russia Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Wed, 16 Sept 2026

• On 16 September 2026, Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth began an official visit to Russia, running until 18 September, to strengthen India-Russia defence and military-to-military cooperation.

Fri, 11 Sept 2026

• On 11 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, their second meeting of the year after the SCO Summit in Bishkek.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

• India presented its advances in snow leopard population estimation, radio telemetry and genetic analysis at a Russian–Indian roundtable held in Moscow on 26 August 2026.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026

• The 12th session of the India–Russia Working Group on Modernization and Industrial Cooperation was held in New Delhi on 7 August 2026, discussing the Vande Bharat project, SJ-100 aircraft, critical minerals and UAVs.

Thu, 14 May 2026

• On 14 May 2026 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on PM Narendra Modi and briefed him on bilateral progress since the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit of December 2025.

Sun, 16 Nov 2025

• Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal reviewed progress on the India–Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Free Trade Agreement in a series of meetings in Moscow, the Commerce Ministry said on 16 November 2025.

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

• Law Minister of State (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal joined the 12th Justice Ministers' Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation by video on 29 October 2025, where a Joint Statement was adopted.

Sun, 19 Oct 2025

• The Holy Relics of Lord Buddha returned to India on 19 October 2025 after a week-long exposition from 11 to 18 October 2025 in Elista, capital of Russia's Republic of Kalmykia, with an Indian delegation led by J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

Sat, 18 Oct 2025

• Kalmyk State University named after B. B. Gorodovikov, in Elista, Russia, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Nalanda University, Bihar, for exchanges, joint research and dual degrees (PIB, 18 October 2025).

Sun, 12 Oct 2025

• On 12 October 2025 in Elista, Kalmykia (Russia), UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and Kalmykia's head Batu Khasikov opened three exhibitions during the first-ever exposition of Lord Buddha's holy relics in the Russian republic (11–18 October 2025).