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Yadav met Bhutan’s Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Lyonpo Younten Phuntsho, for discussions covering agroforestry and climate-resilient agriculture. The two sides also explored stronger transboundary cooperation for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration, areas where the interconnected Himalayan environment makes cooperation between neighbouring countries particularly important.
Jaishankar’s visit centred on the 27th session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation, which he co-chaired with Manturov. The commission serves as the principal institutional mechanism for advancing bilateral economic engagement and covers sectors ranging from trade and investment to energy, industry, science, technology and connectivity.
Doval participated as India’s Special Representative on the India-China Boundary Question, while Wang represented China in the same capacity. The two sides held candid and detailed discussions on the boundary issue under the strategic direction established through recent engagements between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The talks also covered the wider relationship between the two Asian powers and international and regional issues of mutual interest.
During meetings with senior representatives of MUFG, Development Bank of Japan, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Nomura and Nippon Life, Goyal invited greater Japanese institutional investment into India. He presented India’s growth trajectory, improving financial-sector fundamentals and expanding consumer base as important reasons for Japanese investors to take a longer-term view of the Indian market.
Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav presented the figures at a side event during the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on August 24, 2026.
India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Vipul, met GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi at the headquarters of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh. The two sides reviewed India-GCC relations and discussed ways to expand cooperation while examining progress surrounding negotiations for the proposed Free Trade Agreement. Preparations were also discussed for an India-GCC ministerial meeting scheduled to take place in September.
Since the National Animal Disease Control Programme was launched in 2019, more than 147.16 crore doses of FMD vaccine have been administered across the country, benefiting around 8.04 crore farmers. Reported FMD outbreaks have fallen from 132 in 2019 to 40 in 2025, while Brucellosis outbreaks declined from 22 to 15 during the same period.
A major component of the partnership is India’s commitment to train 500 Mauritian civil servants over five years through the National Centre for Good Governance. The programme was agreed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mauritius in 2025, and the first batch is already undergoing training in Mussoorie.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov co-chaired the 27th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) in Moscow on August 24, 2026. The commission is the principal institutional mechanism overseeing the expanding economic relationship between the two countries.
The meeting came as Jaishankar co-chaired the 27th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. The commission serves as one of the principal institutional mechanisms for expanding economic relations between the two countries and covers sectors ranging from trade and investment to science, technology and industrial cooperation.
