Russian State Duma delegation led by Vyacheslav Volodin calls on President Murmu and Speaker Om Birla
On 3 February 2025, in New Delhi, a Russian parliamentary delegation led by State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Summary
On 3 February 2025, in New Delhi, a parliamentary delegation from the Russian Federation led by Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly, called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The President said such exchanges strengthen the 'India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' and noted the role of mechanisms like the Inter-Parliamentary Commission. She told the delegation that Russia is the Focus Country at the New Delhi World Book Fair, which she had inaugurated. Speaker Birla called India-Russia friendship robust and time-tested.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 3 Feb 2025, Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament, New Delhi
- Delegation leader
- Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman, State Duma
- Met
- President Droupadi Murmu; Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
- Partnership
- Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership
- Mechanism cited
- Inter-Parliamentary Commission
- Book fair
- Russia is Focus Country at New Delhi World Book Fair 2025
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Vyacheslav Volodin, who led a Russian parliamentary delegation to India on 3 February 2025, is the Chairman of:
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Correct answer: B — The State Duma
PIB (3 Feb 2025): the delegation was led by Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
As President Droupadi Murmu told the Russian delegation on 3 February 2025, which country is the Focus Country at the New Delhi World Book Fair 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Russia
PIB (3 Feb 2025): the President said she had inaugurated the New Delhi World Book Fair, where Russia is the Focus Country.