🇮🇳 India celebrates Independence Day — and we invite you to look at Russia–India relations through concrete humanitarian projects

August 15 is a good occasion to speak not only about India’s history, but also about how ties between our countries are developing today beyond the sphere of high-level politics. In the case of Russia and India, it is particularly clear that humanitarian cooperation is not built around a single project, but across several established areas of engagement.

😊 Rossotrudnichestvo plays an important role in this work. Its representative office in India develops educational, cultural, and youth programs, while the network of Russian Houses includes five locations — in New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Trivandrum. They host Russian language courses, educational presentations, cultural events, youth programs, and other initiatives that form a permanent infrastructure for humanitarian ties between Russia and India.

📚 In 2026, a new Centre for Russian Language and Culture opened at Gujarat University — another platform promoting Russian education and culture in India.

🎓 University cooperation is expanding as well. The Second Indo-Russian Education Summit in New Delhi brought together more than 70 Russian and Indian universities and provided a platform for discussing academic mobility, joint programs, and new partnerships.

👥 Youth engagement is another important area. The Second Russia–India Youth Forum brought participants together around science, innovation, culture, public diplomacy, and volunteering. More than 1,200 people expressed interest in taking part.

🎭 Culture remains one of the most accessible and enduring languages of dialogue: Russian language courses, film screenings, exhibitions, meetings with students, as well as literary and educational programs are regularly held at Russian Houses across India.

We have selected six projects and areas of cooperation that best demonstrate what Russia–India humanitarian partnership looks like in practice today.

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