The Moscow City Tourism Committee is in discussions with the Indian government for a 'group-free visa regime,' allowing a specified number of tourists travelling together in a group to enter Russia without a visa.

The Moscow City Tourism Committee is in talks with India to introduce a "group-free visa regime," allowing groups of tourists to enter Russia without a visa. India ranks second in source markets for Moscow tourism,

The Moscow City Tourism Committee is currently in talks with the Indian government to establish a ‘group-free visa regime’

Indian tourists may soon travel to Russia visa-free, but only in groups, as Moscow and India's External Affairs Ministry negotiate a 'group-free visa regime.' The initiative aims to boost tourism, with group sizes likely ranging from 10 to 20,

At a time when Moscow's military-industrial complex is occupied with the ongoing war in Ukraine, India has made the modernisation of its armed forces a top priority.

Moscow: Russia has formed a new Quad like the US. It has been named the Afghanistan Quad. Its aim is to work with the powerful countries of the region on the future of Afghanistan. Now Russia wants India to join this Afghanistan Quad.

Moscow wants India to join a coalition alongside its old adversaries, plus Iran – but New Delhi doesn’t seem all that keen.

India will be hit the hardest by the sanctions, more so than China which has also been snapping up Moscow's cheap oil, said analysts. The South Asian nation imports a significant 88% of its oil needs, with around 40% of that figure coming from Moscow.

Indian officials have zeroed in on two of Trump’s top priorities — the economy and immigration — hoping to make small concessions that yield big dividends.

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