Russia: US President Joe Biden took aim at Russia during a surprise visit to Poland and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin also responded on the matter. He said that the United States and Western countries are continuously helping Ukraine with weapons. The West is playing the same game with Ukraine that it played with Iraq and Syria. During his speech, he also made an important statement on India. Along with this, he also expressed his opinion on China.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the first anniversary of the war with Ukraine. During this he said many things. During this, relations with India were also mentioned. During his speech at the Gostivny Dvor Hall in the capital Moscow, Putin prominently mentioned India and said that Russia will continue to increase its cooperation and trade with India. He also announced the expansion of the International North-South Corridor (INSTC) to promote trade with countries like India, China, etc. in Asia.

Russia took this path to increase relations with India and China

The Russian president said that Russia will expand economic ties abroad and build new logistics corridors. He said that he will develop the North-South Corridor to increase economic relations with countries like India, Iran, China. Emphasizing the Indo-Pacific region, Putin said: ‘We hope to increase cooperation with India, Iran, Pakistan. We will continue to build the North-South Corridor (INSTC) to boost our trade with India.

Emphasizing the expansion and deepening of cooperation with India and China, Putin said that railways will be modernized and northern shipping routes will be improved. This will deepen cooperation with friendly countries like India and China.

Know what is INSTC, how will it help to increase business from India?

According to media reports, INSTC i.e. International North-South Transport Corridor was started between India and Russia to save freight cost and time. Under this corridor, efforts are being made to reduce the cost of transportation between India and Russia by about 30 percent and cut the time from 40 days to almost half by using sea, rail and road transport.

INSTC is a 7,200 km long transportation project for the movement of goods between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia and Europe. The foundations of this corridor were laid by Russia, Iran and India together on September 12, 2000. Putin now wants to further strengthen his cooperation with the countries of the Indo-Pacific region, especially India, focusing on the development of this corridor. .

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