Indo-Russian documents concluded during the Annual Summit 2010

Fact sheet on Indo-Russian documents concluded during the Annual Summit 2010

December 21, 2010

List of Documents signed on 21 December 2010 in the presence of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Russian President Mr. Dmitry Medvedev

S. No.	Name of the Agreement/ MOU	Scope of the Agreement/ MOU	Russian Signatory	Indian Signatory
	Memorandum on Mutual Understanding and Cooperation in the Field of Elections between the Election Commission of India and the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation	The MOU envisages exchange of information and expertise on best practices in the field of elections.	Mr. Vladimir Churov, Chairman, Central Election Commission	Shri S.Y. Quraishi, Chief Election Commissioner
	Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation in the field of emergency management	The Agreement envisages exchange of information and expertise, and capacity building in the fields of disaster forecasting and disaster management.	Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister	Shri P. Chidambaram, Home Minister
	Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Russian Federation on Mutual Simplification of Travel Documents for Certain Categories of Nationals of the Republic of India and the Russian Federation	The MOU envisages establishment of simplified procedures for expeditious issuance of visas to citizens holding non-diplomatic/ non-official passports travelling to and transiting through each other’s countries for purposes of business, tourism, conferences and seminars.	Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister	Shri S. M. Krishna, External Affairs Minister
	Inter-Governmental Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Russian Federation for Enhancement of Cooperation in Oil and Gas Sector	The Agreement is expected to provide an administrative framework for joint undertaking of projects in the oil and gas sector in India, Russia and third countries by the oil and gas companies from both countries.	Mr. Sergey Shmatko, Minister of Energy	Shri Murli Deora, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas
	Integrated Long Term Programme of Cooperation in Science, Technology & Innovation between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Russian Federation	The document will guide innovation-led R&D collaboration in the field of science & technology during the period 2011-2020.	Mr. Andrey Fursenko, Minister of Education & Science	Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of S&T
	Joint Work Document for Establishing of the Indian - Russian Scientific and Technological Centre Between Department of Science & Technology, Government of the Republic of India and Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation	The document lays down the legal and administrative framework for the establishment of Joint R&D Centers in New Delhi and Mosow that will pioneer commercialisation of joint research outcomes.	Mr. Andrey Fursenko, Minister of Education & Science	Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of S&T
	Memorandum of Mutual Understanding on Combating Irregular Migration between the Government of India and the Government of the Russian Federation	The MOU will provide a framework for checking irregular migration.	Mr. Kosntantin Romodanovsky, Director, Federal Migration Service	Shri G. K. Pillai, Home Secretary
	Memorandum of Understanding between the State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom" and the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India Concerning Broader Scientific and Technical Cooperation	The MOU envisages joint research and development in reactor technology and related fields for peaceful uses of atomic energy by nuclear research institutes on both sides.	Mr. Sergey Kirienko, Director General, State Corporation on Atomic Energy “ROSATOM”	Shri Srikumar Banerjee,  Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
	MOU between Ministry of Communications & Information Technology  (Department of Information Technology) of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation on Cooperation in Information Technology	The MOU envisages enhanced cooperation in the area of IT and IT-Enabled Services.	Mr. Illya Massukh, Deputy Minister, Telecom and Mass Communications	Shri Shashi Kant Sharma, Secretary, Information Technology
	Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the Pharmaceutical Sector between the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers of the Government of India and the Ministry of Trade & Industry of the Government of Russian Federation	The MOU envisages enhanced cooperation in the area of pharmaceuticals and bio-pharmaceuticals, inter alia through establishment of JVs, joint research and exchange of know-how.	Mr. Denis Manturov, Deputy Minister of Industry & Trade	Shri Mukul Joshi, Secretary, Pharmaceuticals
	Framework Agreement on Cooperation in Hydrocarbon Sector between ONGC Videsh Ltd. and JSFC Sistema	The Agreement provides a framework for cooperation between the two companies for undertaking joint projects in the hydrocarbon sector	Mr. Vladimir Evtushenkov, Chairman, Sistema	Mr. R. S. Butola, Managing Director, OVL

List of G2G/B2B documents, being concluded on the margins of the Annual Summit

Political

Joint Statement: Celebrating a Decade of the India- Russian Federation Strategic Partnership and Looking Ahead

The Joint Statement is the principal political outcome document of the Summit. It summarises the Summit discussions on bilateral, regional and global issues.

Defence

Preliminary Design Contract (PDC) for Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA)

The contract envisages joint design and development of Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft with the involvement of HAL on the Indian side and Sukhoi Design Bureau and   Rosoboronexport on the Russian side.

Trade/Banking

	MOU between Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) and Federal Customs Service on Exchange of Information on Foreign Trade	The MOU will strengthen the regulatory framework for monitoring bilateral trade.
	MOU between SBI and Vnesheconombank on banking sector cooperation	The MOU will contribute to further strengthening of banking linkages between the two countries.
	MOU between EXIM Bank and Vnesheconombank to operationalise the USD 100 million LOC signed during December 2009 Summit.	The MOU will facilitate the utilisation of the USD 100 million LOC extended by EXIM Bank through Vnesheconombank in December 2009. The LOC is to be utilised for enhancing exports from India to Russia, especially by SMEs.
	Opening of Official Representative Office of OJSC “Gazprombank” in India	This will contribute to the ongoing efforts to strengthen banking linkages between India and Russia

Power

MOU between NMDC Ltd. and OJSC Severstal for setting up a 50:50 joint venture for an integrated steel plant in Karnataka

The MOU, signed on 10 December 2010, envisages setting up of a JV to build an integrated steel plant in Karnataka with a captive coal mining concession in Russia and iron ore mining concession in India.

Pharmaceuticals and Biopharmaceuticals

	Agreement between JSC “R-Pharm” and “Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.”	The MOU envisages cooperation between the two companies in the areas of licensing, technology transfer, manufacturing and marketing of pharma products.
	Memorandum of Understanding between JSC “Pharmasyntez” and “Naprod Life Science Private Ltd.”	The MOU envisages joint production of modern oncological medicine in the Russian Federation and / or purchase of raw materials
	Agreement on scientific and technical co-operation between JSC ‘Arkihin” and “Biopharm”	This Agreement will enable S&T cooperation between the two companies in the area of pharmaceuticals/biopharmaceuticals

Communications and IT

	Agreement on scientific co-operation between “Pereslavskij Technopark” and Asia Pacific Institute of  Information Technology	This Agreement envisages scientific cooperation between the two institutes in the area of IT
	Memorandum of Understanding between JSC ‘Sitronics” and Shyam Telecom on joint promotion of telecom products in various markets	This MOU envisages joint promotion of telecom products by the two companies in India, Russia and third countries
	Agreement between Federal network operator JSC “Navigation - Information Systems” and GLONIS SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LTD	This Agreement envisages introduction of GLONASS related services in India
	MoU between JSC Navigation-Information Systems and Kerla State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd.	This MOU envisages collaboration between the two organizations for undertaking joint projects in India.
	Agreement on GLONASS High Precision signal access to India	This Agreement envisages Russia providing access to the GLONASS High Precision Navigation signals to India.
	MOU between TATA SONS and Skolkovo Foundation	The MOU envisages joint R&D in high-tech innovations.

Chemicals and Petrochemicals

	JV Agreement between Reliance and Sibur (a subsidiary of Gazprom) for setting up a butyl rubber manufacturing facility in India	The Agreement is for setting up a JV for manufacturing butyl rubber in Jamnagar. The project envisages Russian technology capabilities for India in this important sector.
	Memorandum of Understanding between “Pereslavskij Technopark” and Swastik Polymers"	This MOU envisages joint production of Master Batches for polymers

New Delhi
December 21, 2010

(Source: http://meaindia.nic.in/mystart.php?id=530516905; accessed 21 Dec. 2010)