India emphasizes on need to reduce trade barriers, boost exports to Russia: Piyush Goyal

05 Dec 2025 Evaluate

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India has emphasised on the need to reduce trade barriers, and boost exports to Russia with an aim to bridge the widening trade deficit between the two countries. Goyal said there are huge opportunities to expand bilateral trade and there is a need to make it more balanced.

He said sectors that hold potential to boost exports from India to Russia include consumer goods, food products, automobiles, tractors, heavy commercial vehicles, electronics like smartphones, industrial components, and textiles. He stated ‘The bilateral trade has crossed $70 billion but we cannot rest, we need to grow, we need to balance that. He said the trade gap is very skewed.

He said ‘We need to bring more diversity in our trade basket. We need to make it more balanced. We need more variety and there is so much to offer between the two countries. He added there is untapped potential which needs to be explored. Moreover, he said ‘We can take so much from Russia and we have so much to offer to Russia. Sky is the limit...and that will address the trade imbalance in the near future...we will work together to eliminate or reduce or dilute the trade barriers, if any.’


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