Modi–Putin talks to unlock new opportunities in Russia’s far east |
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tianjin on 1 September 2025, the agenda will go beyond diplomacy. Their talks on trade, energy, and global security will feed directly into the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok a few days later, where India has a chance to cement its role in Russia’s Far East.
The EEF has become Moscow’s flagship platform for attracting global investment into its Far Eastern region—one of the most resource-rich but underdeveloped territories on earth. Oil, gas, coal, timber, diamonds, and rare-earth metals lie at its core. To lure investors, Russia has created the Priority Development Areas and the Free Port of Vladivostok, offering tax holidays and simplified regulation.
1. Energy projects in oil, gas, LNG, and renewables.
2. Infrastructure & logistics,........