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In the year 1955, a film was released – Shree 420, one of its songs is very famous – Mera Juta Hai Japani, Ye Patroon English, Sar Pe Lal Topi Russian, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani! The song itself tells that the relationship between India and Russia is very old. That is, the movement of people between India and Russia has been going on for a long time. In such a situation, today when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone on a tour of Russia, once again India-Russia relations are being discussed a lot. So let us tell you how long have relations existed between India and Russia and how many Indians still live in Russia?
You must have often seen that people who go abroad from India mostly work there. But, the scenario is different in the case of Russia, because Indians living in Russia go there and do a lot of business. So let us tell you what Indians going there from India do there and who are most of the people who go there.
Thus diplomatic relations were established between India and Russia
Before independence, the relations between the Soviet Union and India were not very good. At the time Joseph Stalin was ruling the Soviet Union. India was fighting for its independence. But, the leaders of the Soviet Union were suspicious of Indian leaders and Indian movements during the fight for independence from the British. But after the death of Lenin, Stalin started showing his interest in Indian politics.
Later, despite differences, diplomatic relations were formally established between India and the Soviet Union in April 1947. In the 19th century, Russia expressed its desire to establish strong commercial, cultural and literary ties with India. Relations have improved since then. In such a situation, it can be said that relations between India and Russia have been good since India's independence.
How many Indians live there?
According to the information given on the website of the Ministry of External Affairs, 62825 Indians live in Russia. These Indians include 60172 NRIs and 2653 people of Indian origin. Apart from this, a large number of Indian students also live here. According to reports, about 15,000 Indian students live here and most of them study medicine. Earlier, most children used to go to China and Ukraine for medical studies, but now people have started going to Russia as well.
Why do people choose to study in Russia?
Indian medical students prefer Russia over China and Ukraine because of safety, visa ease and English. Russia is providing quality medical education to students from all over the world at a very low cost. A lot of students from India go to Russia for medical studies.
What do Indians do there?
Most Indians visiting Russia are students, followed by businessmen and people working in pharmaceutical companies. Apart from this, many Indians work in the construction sector in Russia and some are also working in the technology, finance, manufacturing and energy sectors.
Let us tell you that Indians have invested a lot in the Russian market. Indian companies like ONGC Videsh, Commercial Bank of India Limited are doing deals worth billions there. Along with this, Indians also play a very important role in the pharmaceutical business of Russia. Talking about Indian pharmaceutical companies, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Sun Pharmaceuticals are very important. If we talk about total Indian investment, then Indian companies have invested more than US $ 8 billion in Russia.
It has also been revealed in many reports that Indians who leave India also do a lot of business in Russia. Indians get work visa, business visa and high skilled migrant visa to work in Russia.