Namaskar, Good morning and Zadrastviye Ladies & Gentleman, On behalf of
ministry of External Affairs and all co-organizers we welcome you to this India
Russia Students Conference. The relationship between India & Russia have always
been, even in the most complicated times, characterized by the spirit of true
friendship and full cooperation. India & Russia have been time-tested friends since
India gets its Independence and even before that.
It is our honor to have honorable Minister of External Affairs, Government of
India, Smt. Sushma Swaraj ji, gracing this event. We also would like to sincerely
thank all other guests who took out their precious time to be a part of this
conference.
I would also not miss the chance of welcoming and greeting our guests who are
joining us from other cities via video-conferencing. We have guests from Chennai
& Chandigarh from India and cities of Perm, Kazan, Stavropol and Dagestan from
Russia.
To celebrate and to engage in serious discussion about how the relations between
the two countries can be cemented with higher degree of understanding,
cooperation, mutual respect and equal partnership of all stakeholders can be made
better in the coming days. The aim of today’s event is to address the key agenda of
India Russia educational cooperation, the opportunities and challenges the Indian
