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March 2017

IN THIS ISSUE Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi Hindi-Russi Bhai Bhai: Relations between Russia and India con- 3 Ongoing Friendship tinue to develop the most favorable way. Both policy and the economy gives us a lot of strong impulses for optimism. Russian participation in the IESS-2017 as Poliplast, Ltd partner country also serves as a vivid 4 example of our friendship and coopera- tion. However, we know that the leaders Izhorskiye Zavody Joint of the two countries form the basis for Stock Company keeps on the development of understanding. developing nuclear As evidenced by the private meeting of the lead- power ­cooperation with ers of the two countries and their involvement Indian customers in the implementation of projects of business cooperation. For example, it was well illustrat- ed by the meeting between the two leaders last year in Tashkent, and transfer to the first blog for Kudankulam NPP. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra modi meet regularly and often enough. They always say, including busi- ness cooperation, implementation of joint pro- jects and programs. For example, it was clearly visible at the meeting of the leaders of the two countries last year in Tashkent, and also in con- nection with the first unit of NPP “Kudankulam”. the membership will happen in the very near launched the process of India’s acquiring full Last year in the framework of Vladimir future and that next year we will work with SCO membership. I know that you have played Putin’s working visit to Uzbekistan to attend the India within the framework of the SCO as a full a highly constructive role and I thank you for anniversary SCO summit, the Russian president member of this organization. This will give us this. All of this goes to show what it means for met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. an opportunity to work even more closely with India to have a true friend. I thank you from the Russian GLONASS/GPS At this meeting the President of Russia noted in our Indian friends now also within the SCO. bottom of my heart’. 5 precision farming particular, than ‘India is our privileged strategic This year India has taken over the BRICS Also last year there was the event a very partner. Relations between our countries are presidency. We are counting very much on your important for business relations of the two coun- built on long-standing traditions of friendship. leadership in the organization and hope that tries — inauguration ceremony of Unit 1 of This is fully reflected in our close and effective India’s presidency will also help strengthen this Kudankulam Nuclear Power . The ceremo- region and India cooperation in economic and international widely recognized international organization, ny took place in videoconference format, and 6 affairs. whose influence is steadily growing’. Vladimir Putin took part in the inauguration I am sincerely glad that in the course of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in from the Kremlin (Moscow), Narendra Modi Land for Life SCO summit today, India signed a memoran- turn said then: ‘I would like to thank you for was in India on the inauguration ceremony. Unique Kotovo: dum of obligations as a step toward its status as your constructive support of India’s member- the Nice Region of Successful a member of this organization. I am sure that ship in the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Today, we See page 2 Business near Moscow Defence Cooperation 7 Defence Cooperation The Good Foundation for Innovative Partnerships 8 Make in India Indo-Russian partnership meeting most of the Indian requests issues, including arms sales, license stands on a firm historic foot- for jetfighters, airlifters, rotorcraft, production and co-development. The Alternative print of successful programs. armored vehicles, cannons and war- First off, let’s look into the most to Blu-Ray Russian weapons systems ships. Estimates made in 2014 indi- recent purchases New Delhi made. dominate inventories of the cated that the grand total of the For the first time in history, India Indian armed forces. The con- arms trade between the two coun- has acquired long-range surface-to- Single-Window System nection to BRICS, the exem- tries during the past fifty years air missiles (SAM) in the form of plary case of lasting Indo- totaled 57 billion U.S. dollars. Since Almaz-Antei S-400 Triumph. Until Russian relations in the high- then the figure passed the mark of recently, Indian armed forces oper- To Modernize Indian ly-sensitive area of military- 60 and is steadily approaching 70. ated far less sophisticated and Railways technical cooperation can Indian state officials sometimes shorter-range systems — the S-75 serve a good example and litical and economic reality? The call Vladimir Putin ‘an architect of of the 1950 origin (acquired in the specimen for other member October 2016 on BRICS summit in strategic partnership between 1960s as part of an initial weapons states as their mutual ties and Goa has given a positive answer to India and Russia’. In our view, the package from Soviet Union) and interdependence grow. this question. And this is extreme- president of the Russian Federation the Kub of the 1960 origin. These ly important for two countries. spares no time and effort to keep were medium-range SAM with two- India and Russia are long standing Together with Venezuela, Indo-Russian cooperation growing. digit firing ranges, whereas the strategic partners with many joint Algeria, China and Vietnam, India Meeting between Putin and his S-400 can defeat aerial and ballistic projects in the area of defense and is firmly in the top five customers for Indian counterparts take place on targets at ranges of several hundred military-industrial cooperation. Russian weapons. New Delhi first a regular basis. Several times a year kilometers. Will the two great nations stay applied to Moscow for weapons in the Indian PM and the Russian together in the changing geopo- 1963. The Soviet Union obliged by president meet to discuss various See page 7 2 Special edition from Russia

March 2017

IN BRIEF

‘MADE IN RUSSIA’ Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi See page 1

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi said: «Today is indeed a special day. Today, Excellency Putin and I have the honour to dedicate Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1. I am particularly grateful to President Putin for his presence at this event. And I am delighted that Jayalalithaa ji, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, is also present with us on this Vnesheconombank and the Roscongress occasion. Foundation have agreed on joint informa- Friends, in dedicating Kudankulam 1, we tion support for the promotion of Russian mark another historic step in India-Russia rela- exports as part of the ‘Made in Russia’ tions. Its successful completion is not just National Brand project. The correspond- another fine example of the strength of our ing cooperation agreement was signed by special and privileged strategic partnership. It Vnesheconombank Chairman Sergey Gorkov is also a celebration of our abiding friendship. and Roscongress Foundation CEO Alexander And it is only a start of our collaboration in this Stuglev at the Russian Investment Forum in field. Sochi. The document envisages the establish- It is perhaps not commonly known that at ment of partnership relations as part of the 1,000 megawatt, Kudankulam 1 is the largest development of the ‘Made in Russia’ National single unit of electrical power in India. In years Brand concept as well as advertising, market- ahead, we are determined to pursue an ambi- Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant unit one to power plant’s third and fourth units in ing, branding and communications support tious agenda of nuclear power generation. At the strength and vigour of our friendship and February this year. We plan to sign a general for the export of Russian goods and services. Kudankulam alone, five more units of 1,000 cooperation. Long live Indo-Russian friend- framework agreement and loan protocol for To this end, the parties agreed above all to megawatt each are planned. In our journey of ship!’ the construction of the third stage of the pro- build an effective communications system, cooperation, we plan to build a series of bigger Vladimir Putin said: ‘This is a big event for ject by the end of this year. I would like to conduct joint specialized events (meetings, nuclear power . our Indian partner, for the Russian company remind you that this project is being carried sessions, roundtables, conferences, etc.) and Friends, today’s event is also a joyful occa- that carried out this project, and for all of us. out using funds provided by the Russian to also provide mutual expert and consulting sion for the team of Indian and Russian engi - The power plant was built using the most Federation. Of the total project financing, 85 support in order to promote the interests of neers, scientists and technicians. We salute advanced world technology, Russian technol- percent is in the form of a state loan provided Russian exporters. ‘Made in Russia’ is the first their dedication and hard work and congratu- ogy, and was built by Russian and Indian spe- by Russia’. communications project for the promotion of late them for the fruits of their labour. cialists working together. In relations between the two countries is exports, business and culture, which includes Friends, the story of human development Cooperation in nuclear energy is an impor- always important stability. Russia and India the international media, the ‘Made in Russia’ has been of wide spread technological advance- tant part of the privileged strategic partner - demonstrates this stability of friendly relations logo and sectoral catalogues. ment and growing economic prosperity. ship between our countries. Our work togeth- for many years. Any difficulties cannot stop But, as we all know, it has not been without er in this sector has great importance for our our friendship and our business ties. At one of RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT burden on our environment. I have a vision for countries’ development. This is not just about a bilateral meetings Vladimir Putin stressed: TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES India where achievements of our economic building a nuclear power plant and putting it ‘As we all know, unfortunately, there has Novikombank, has granted a loan to the Irkut development are respectful to mother earth, into operation, but is a large-scale project to been a certain slump in our trade and econom- Corporation (a member of the United Aircraft and where the engines of our industrial growth develop a new high-tech nuclear sector in ic cooperation. This is primarily due to exter- Corporation) amounting to 20 million euro to are increasingly driven by clean energy. India. This work involves transfer of skills and nal factors, of course: fluctuations in demand finance the execution of an export contract Kudankulam 1 is an important addition to training of personnel and specialists in this and supply, currency volatility. Therefore, our for the delivery of new aviation equipment. India’s continuing efforts to scale up produc- area. main task here is to use every opportunity to This agreement has become the first step tion of clean energy in India. It also signals our Russia is well known as a leader on the diversify Russian-Indian relations and to towards promising cooperation between the joint commitment to build pathways of part- international market for nuclear technology actively promote projects in such areas as high parties. ‘The Bank has cooperated with the nership for green growth. and services. The nuclear power plants built technologies, aviation and machine building, members of the United Aircraft Corporation Excellency President Putin, the success of by Russian specialists are reliable and meet the and the diamond industry. since 2010. Since then, we have successful- our joint efforts in nuclear power generation very highest safety standards. We are sharing This is further promoted through regular ly implemented several important projects is a proud achievement of our cooperation. It with our Indian colleagues our experience and contacts between Russia’s Chamber of related to state defence procurement. The demonstrates our common resolve to grown developments in this priority high-tech sector. Commerce and Industry and the Federation of President of PJSC Irkut Corporation Oleg and build on new dimensions of our ties. Unit one is starting work at its nominal Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Demchenko emphasizes that complete sup- Above all, it showcases your personal com- capacity and a second unit will also come on between the Russian Union of Industrialists port from government agencies of the Russian mitment, consistent support and strong lead- line in the not so distant future, and this will and Entrepreneurs and the Confederation of Federation, Rosoboronexport and Russian ership in transforming the substance and char- substantially boost India’s energy supply and Indian Industry. I would like to note that lead- commercial banks including Novikombank acter of our relationship. For this I am grateful bolster its economic position. Peaceful nucle- ing Russian companies have gained a strong is an important factor in the promotion of to you, Mr President. ar energy development will be essential for foothold on the Indian market and are active- Russian high-tech products on the global The people of India associate naturally and a vast, powerful and rapidly growing country ly involved in upgrading the Indian production market. Novikombank has worked in the with great ease with the people of your great like India to resolve its social and economic base and developing its infrastructure. Among real economy for over 20 years and invests country. And personally, I have always deeply tasks. them are Rosatom, Gazprom, Russian in modernization and innovative develop- valued our friendship. It is, therefore, only fit- Together with our Indian friends we have Railways, Silovyie Mashiny, Lukoil, , ment of the national industry. ting that today we join together to dedicate the big plans in this sector. Work began on the Rosneft and Renova’. Russia is a reliable partner This year at the VI International Engineering measures have been created to support suppli- which in turn will lead to increases in real along with subsequent servicing, on their own Sourcing Show (IESS) Russia is the offi- ers of knowledge-intensive products it is fair to incomes and success in export programs. territory. The results for 2015 show that Russia cial partner country. This fact is another say that shift of emphasis towards high tech Particularly high achievements in exports delivered arms to 58 countries, has partners in confirmation of dynamic development of export is a steady and long-term trend. from Russia are connected with defence. At the the military technical cooperation field in more economic ties between the two friendly It is important that the success of export run same time, we also see growing activeness from than 100 countries. Exports in the military tech- countries. The head of the Russian dele- parallel to the improvement of the situation in new arms suppliers. Finally, customers’ inter- nical cooperation sector remain high this year. gation in Chennai — Minister of industry the Russian economy, sad Denis Manturov. ests are shifting from buying ready-made prod- Russia orders portfolio remains high too, with and trade of Russia Denis Manturov. Almost all key indicators for 2016 are already ucts to modern development and production, orders worth more than $50 billion. available, showing us that last year’s results Russia makes a major contribution to fight- Russia is on the IESS-2017 varied exhibition of exceeded our expectations. According to the ing international terrorism and reinforcing our their innovations and projects. The main goal latest figures, GDP declined by 0.2 percent, allies’ defence capability, including its partners is to establish a real partnership in the field of which is better than we initially expected, while all over the world. Russian companies are ready high technology in various sectors. See more industrial output increased by 1.1 percent. This to offer its customers the most advanced coun- of the Russian proposals you can on the stands year, inflation continues to decelerate. In terterrorism resources. This covers not just sys- of the Russian pavilion and in the Russian pro- February, the inflation rate on a year-on-year tems and equipment for close combat, but also gram on exhibition. basis went below the psychological threshold military aircraft, missile defence systems, rock- One of the main ideas of Russia today — of 5 percent. As of February 13, it stood at 4.72 et artillery, armoured vehicles, in short, every- high-tech exports. Statistically there are indeed percent. thing that can help to fight terrorists. significant improvements in high tech produc- It is now essential that the Government has A separate article in this issue of the newspa- tion under auspices of Russian Ministry of balanced solutions with a view to further cur- per dedicated to the topic of military-technical Industry and Trade headed by Denis Manturov. tailing inflation, developing domestic manufac- cooperation. There are also a number the most Provided that in the country a wide range of turing, industrial production and agriculture, interesting offers for IESS-2017.

Russian innovations for India Special edition from Russia 3

March 2017 Hindi-Russi Bhai Bhai: Ongoing Friendship

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Recent IP law to foreign companies Goro­ years have seen especially fast growth dissky & Partners intervenes as a co-organiz- in all aspects of bilateral collaboration. er and participant in BRICS Intellectual This includes hydrocarbons, atomic Property Forum in the BRICS countries and energy, research and development pro- elsewhere. grams, military hardware, cultural and As economic cooperation develops intel - humanitarian contacts. lectual property becomes more and more important for business development. Late last year, Russian President Vladimir Presence of the Russian goods on the Indian Putin visited India. More than a dozen docu- market and of the Indian goods on the ments were signed aimed at enlargement of Russian market will entail the need for not cooperation in various fields. Special atten- only registration of intellectual property in tion was paid to the development of bilateral both countries but also for possible con - turnover of goods and commodities. This led tracts on the disposal of IP. Importance of a to more active contacts between small and properly prepared agreement can hardly be medium businesses. overestimated. A properly drafter license or There is a number of joint projects devel - assignment agreement will ensure a seam - oped by Russia and India. These include Vladimir Biriulin, Anand Saini, less operation of business while the oppo - atomic energy among other things as one of Partner, Head of Legal Practice, Regional Director, site is fraught with serious problems for the crucial sources of energy. Energy security Gorodissky & Partners (Moscow) Gorodissky & Partners () both sides in the contract. Here again, Goro­ is critical to India’s economic development. dis­sky & Partners may provide invaluable Two power generating units at Kudankulam Russian companies including investors. In tering the deals with the relevant authorities support for the partners in business. 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It is market. expected that trade and investments between Gorodissky & Partners began their profes- both countries will increase to $30 billion sional carrier in 1959 and is now one of the by 2025. oldest Russian teams in intellectual property Considerable attention is now being paid field. Aside from its main activities, to the issues of strengthening Russia’s techno- Gorodissky & Partners is active in the adjacent logical capacity and production of high-tech fields, such as evaluation of intellectual prop- products in a variety of industries as men - erty and taxation issues because M&A deals, tioned above. At the same time, it is believed disposal of intellectual property often hinge that the efficiency can be significantly on the combination of IP and financial mat - improved by bringing in advanced foreign ters. The firm is well-known worldwide. 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March 2017 Poliplast, Ltd

Poliplast, Ltd is a Russian manufactur- Over all its activity life the enterprise has deliv- er of electroplating, chemical coating ered over 70,000 items for more than 1,800 cus- and anodizing equipment. The enter- tomers. It can offer its partners both electroplat- prise is ready to offer its clients con - ing and ecological equipment like disposal ducting full cycle works in electroplat- facilities and air scrubbers, cyanide dissolvers, ing shops such as design, equipment water treatment systems, polypropylene pools, production, installation, start-up and as well as components supply and maintenance. shakedown. The company has been The company creates new projects using its successfully working for 25 years being own developments with regard to industrial, the industry’s leader. ecological safety, and equipment reliability, introducing automatic control systems. Thanks to such comprehensive approach operating costs are reduced and production quality is improved. The company’s production capacities enable to manufacture high-quality technology-inten- sive equipment. The production process involves numerical control machines, laser cut- ters, thermoplastic bending and butt-welding machines. It also uses own technologies of metal coloring and welded seam rust protection. The personnel constantly undergo advanced train- ing at leading European enterprises such as Simona AG, Mazurczak GmbH, Airtek Mueku GmbH and others. Poliplast abilities and experience is well known both in Russia and abroad. The compa- ny-made products have been shown at exhibi- tions held in Kazakhstan, Iran, Belarus, Germany and Bulgaria. Electroplating lines by Poliplast, Ltd have been delivered to Venezuela and India. Poliplast is open to cooperation by offering its partners the widest range of capabilities such as design, equipment turn-key delivery, instal- lation, start-up and shakedown, after-sale main- tenance and consultation service, implementa- tion of joint projects etc. Izhorskiye Zavody Joint Stock Company keeps on developing nuclear power ­cooperation with Indian customers This year, Izhorskiye Zavody are celebrat- electric power system in 2013. For the first time, In the end of this January, the Company 1200 reactor unit pertains to the latest III+ ing the 295th anniversary. The enterprise the Unit 2 of Kudankulam NPP reached its shipped reactor equipment for Belene NPP generation. The Project involves a number of was found in 1722 by Peter the Great’s 100% capacity in the beginning of March 2017. (Bulgaria). The shipment consisted of reactor design improvements ensuring better safety order. Along their history, Izhorskiye The successful operating experience has caused vessel, two pressurizers, eight hydraulic accu- as per the strictest international requirements, Zavody have been a laboratory for devel- further cooperation with Indian partners. mulators, and sixteen shutdown accumula- better performance indicators, and increasing oping new production and new goods. Currently, Izhorskiye Zavody are making tors. Under contract, Izhorskiye Zavody have nuclear unit’s life up to 60 years. In the end of equipment for the Units 3&4 of Kudankulam produced two sets of reactor equipment for this February, the Unit 6 of Novovoronezh They stood at the origins of national nuclear NPP. The Unit 3 equipment contract was signed the Bulgarian nuclear power plant. NPP-2 was put into full-scale commercial industry in mid-20th century. Today, nuclear in August 2015. The Unit 4 equipment is manu- Moreover, Izhorskiye Zavody Company is operation. equipment of Izhorskiye Zavody based on factured under a contract dated June 2016. In the first Russian manufacturer of VVER-1200 Implementation of the new nuclear unit VVER-440, VVER-1000 and VVER-1200 reac- line with intergovernmental agreements, there reactor equipment. In 2011, Izhorskiye projects over the recent years is the result of tors is used in more than 60 nuclear power are prospects to manufacture equipment for the Zavody shipped the first reactor vessel of such successful engineering solutions of specialists plants installed in Russia, China, India, Iran, next six units of Kudankulam NPP. type to Novovoronezh NPP-2. Each reactors of Izhorskiye Zavody, which combine both and other countries. Due to the highest quality equipment, the under operation at the plant is the first proto- experience gained during production and India is among the key partners of Izhorskiye Company remains the leader of the national type of commercial VVER-440 and VVER- operation of unified VVER-1000 reactor, and Zavody in 21st century. The successful nuclear nuclear power engineering. For example, today 1000 water-cooled power reactors manufac- new technologies. power-focused cooperation with Indian partners Izhorskiye Zavody are engaged in manufactur- tured by Izhorskiye Zavody. The VVER-1200 Along with developing nuclear technolo- commenced in 2002, when Izhorskiye Zavody ing equipment for Leningrad NPP-2, Baltic NPP, reactor unit of Novovoronezh NPP-2 is the gies, Izhorskiye Zavody keep on fulfilling their began to make pressure vessels for the Phase 1 Belarusian NPP, and Kudankulam NPP. first product of AES-2006 Project. The VVER- potential as refinery equipment manufacturer of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. For the as well. The Company has implemented a first two units of the plant, Izhorskiye Zavody number of large-scale projects for the largest have manufactured over 200 items including Russian refiners, such as Rosneft, Gazprom reactor vessels with internals and upper cover, Neft, TATNEFT, and others. Izhorskiye pressurizers, emergency cooling and safe shut- Zavody have certificates of compliance with down system accumulators, fuel storage racks, the requirements of the ASME Code, are transportation hatches, gantry gates, contain- included into Vendor Lists of such licensors as ment penetrations, assemblies of main coolant SHELL, Chevron, Axens, and are qualified for pipeline, and so on. Delivery of equipment for supplying products under licenses of UOP, Units 1&2 was finished in 2008. Then, during Exxon Mobile companies. Thus, today the the whole period of commissioning, specialists Company is ready to cooperate with its for - of Izhorskiye Zavody performed supervision of eign partners in not only nuclear industry but the equipment installation and commissioning. also gas and oil refining. The highly experi - Since that time, Izhorskiye Zavody have been enced integrated research and production supplying spare parts for commissioning and facility capable of conducting research, test- maintenance of Kudankulam NPP. ing, design, and engineering works and hav - Kudankulam NPP equipped with two VVER- ing the modern pool of necessary high-perfor- 1000 power units is a main nuclear facility in mance equipment and qualified personnel is India meeting the latest safety requirements. an advantage enabling Izhorskiye Zavody to The Unit 1 was incorporated into the Indian look ahead with confidence. Russia, Novosibirsk Russian GLONASS/GPS precision farming Varied application of pesticide solutions and liquid fertilizers, monitoring application rate, sections location and end nozzles

Distribution unit for low-volume systems Distribution unit for systems equipped with electric pump equipped with motor pumps

Proportional electrohydraulic valve

Flow meter 0.5-50 l/min ASUR-Elektro control unit Flow meter Main electrohydraulic valve Electric valve Pneumatic valve 10-200 l/min

•• Hydraulic fluid flow rate automatic adjustment to control hectare standards •• Automatic spray activation/deactivation during motion start and stop •• Automatic spray deactivation when the boom is over land

Switch and control unit

•• Automatic shutdown of up to 10 sections when handling crop areas and bypassing obstacles •• Automatic independent shutdown of 4+4 end nozzles when entering previously cultivated area at parallel driving

Varied application of granular fertilizers Seeding control of pneumatic sowing machine

‘Agronavigator-Avtorul’ electric maneuvering device for tractor.

Specified parameter excess control with reference to field position: •• Seed flow volume through each share in two lines (up to 250 •• Stand-alone mode. Driving shares); precision 20-30cm. Receiving •• Integrity of beam sensors and SBAS corrections. Driving Dosing up to 2 types of fertilizers circuit; by sowing machines and precision 20-30cm. spreaders: •• Sowing machine dozer shaft(s) •• External receiver equipped with rotation fact; •• Navigation and collimating point Novatel GLIDE filter. Driving precision 20-30cm with sat nav- •• Pressure and fact of lowering level location during soil sample of seeds in three hoppers; extraction; assisted updating after turning to a pass. •• Two fans rotation speed; •• Dividing field into cells; •• Terrastar-updated external •• Integrity of hopper and fan sensors; •• Computerized text editor job sheet receiver. Absolute driving •• Current absorbed by beam sensors production; precision 10-15cm. in two lines; •• Varied application of fertilizers; •• External receiver with RTK local •• Power supply voltage and •• Controlling specified hectare exchange carrier. Absolute driving dependability of system connection standard when speed is changed. precision 10-15cm. to power supply circuit. 6 Special edition from Russia

March 2017 Moscow region and India Moscow Region Development Cor­po­ foremost, there is a large number of highly qual- create an innovation and educational cluster ration assists in the development of ified personnel, a high concentration of special- around MIPT, within the framework of which Indian business in the region-providing ized research institutes and universities and new educational buildings, research laborato- industry analysis and consultation on large number of innovative drug developments; ries and engineering centers will be constructed. state support for businesses. The however, there is a problem with the commer- Preliminary arrangements for the placement in Corporation has achieved significant suc- cialization of these developments. Furthermore, the technopark have been achieved with poten- cess in business development in the a substantial amount of Russian pharmaceuti- tial anchor residents engaged in software devel- region and attraction of investors. Timur cal manufacturers produce based on opment. These are Acronis, Parallels, ABBYY Andreev, Chief Executive Officer, Moscow imported substances. The production niche of and NetCracker Technology companies. All of Region Development Corporation such pharmaceutical substances is, therefore, them are closely connected with MIPT; they are answers the questions of the newspaper free. Also, the region needs more production of founded or run by graduates of this university, Industrial Weekly about the principles of disposable medical products. they actively employ undergraduates and grad- operation of the Corporation, its achieve- In Moscow region, the production of special uates of Fiztekh. Of course, we are interested ments and plans. equipment and commercial vehicles is present, in the cooperation and exchange of experience, but there is almost no production of automobile for example, at mini-laboratory sites. —— Mr. Andreev, how actively are business components. On February 21, a special invest- —— On what principles did the delegation in relations between Moscow Region and India ment contract was signed between the head of Chennai form? What key accents do you developing? And how does the Corporation the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian want to express at this exhibition? contribute to their strengthening? Federation Denis Manturov, between JSC —— Among the participants of the delegation —— India is a strategic partner for Moscow Development Corporation and the “Mercedes-Benz Rus” and the government of are representatives of the leading industrial Region. Recently, we have been seeing an Confederation of Indian Industry. Within the Moscow region. According to the agreement, parks of the region — ‘Stupino-1’, ‘Koledino’, increased interest of Indian companies to the framework of this cooperation, we will provide Daimler will build an automobile plant with a ‘Kotovo’, as well as special economic zones — market of Moscow region. Priority areas of mutual information and consulting support, design capacity of more than 25,000 cars per year ‘Stupino-Kvadrat’, and ‘Dubna’. ‘Nordavint cooperation for us are those involved with phar- conduct market research to expand economic on the territory of the Esipovo industrial park in Group’ — a resident of the SEZ Dubna and lead- maceuticals, mechanical engineering, produc- cooperation and localization of productions of district. The management com- ing software developer for integrated security tion of auto components and IT technology. companies in the Moscow region and India, and pany of Esipovo Industrial Park is Moscow systems, as well as cross-platform software for Currently, two Indian companies are consider- organize a number of joint business events. Region Development Corporation. On the basis Windows, Linux, MacOS, and various mobile ing the site of the industrial park ‘’ to —— What industries and projects are the of this park, we are planning to create an automo- applications, is also a participant of the delega- localize their production of pharmaceutical most promising in terms of developing rela- tive industry cluster, and we would be happy to tion. The company is expanding its sales market products. Pushchino was not chosen acciden- tions between India and the Moscow region? see residents of auto components manufacturers. and is interested in finding an export partner. tally — it is a site with a powerful biological, —— As I mentioned above, the priority areas of In the north of Moscow region on the basis Industrial Park ‘Stupino-1’ offers project medical and scientific potential, highly quali- cooperation with Indian companies for us are of the Moscow Physico-Technical Institute, management services in the field of industrial fied personnel, where a pharmaceutical cluster pharmaceuticals, mechanical engineering, pro- ‘Fiztehpark’, a high-tech technopark has been construction and development, including ‘turn- is currently being formed. duction of automobile components and IT tech- constructed. Among the anchor residents of the key’ projects from the point of land acquisition To strengthen and expand our cooperation, nologies. technopark are companies founded by gradu- to the launch of the finished production. an agreement was signed last year, concerning The pharmaceutical branch of the region is ates of Moscow Institute of Physics and the cooperation between Moscow Region attractive for investors in many ways. First and Technology. In the future, the technopark will See page 8 Land for Life Unique Kotovo: the Nice Region of Successful Business near Moscow

There are many places In Russia which country. Speaking in figures the project-dedi- To support industrial activities of residents nave good conditions for innovative pro- cated investment volume will amount for about MID Kotovo has a large engineering infrastruc- duction. However, there is especially an 73.3 bln rubles including 2.3 bln rubles tax ture, which includes 40MVA power supply sta- attractive places. One of these address- liabilities (per year), 11.7 thousand jobs with tion, two 2,000 m3/day water supply units and es — Multifunctional Industrial District jobs deficit in Naro Fominsk district equal to 27,000 m3/hour gas pipeline. Kotovo (MID Kotovo), which has several 39 thousand. The park area is capable of containing vari- objective economic, logistic and legal The project features vehicle access cost- ous production facilities from 0.5ha to 50ha advantages. Let’s meet some of them! effective and logistic: with 50-300m health protection areas. „„ 55km far from Moscow Ring Highway (main So far the following companies have produc- The integrated development project ‘Land for trade areas); tion facilities at Kotovo premises: Life’ is a social and economic project for Naro- „„ 10km far from New Moscow and 1.5km far Integrated house-building factory Grad of Fominsk district and Moscow region as a whole. from Naro Fominsk (the source of qualified PIK group of companies, which is among the Industrial park Kotovo (579ha) and outdoor personnel); largest Russian property developers. activity park Chudesa Sveta (218ha) are now „„ 42km far from Vnukovo international air- Group of companies Coexpan, which is a shaping up in 1,544ha territory. The company port; world leader in polystyrene extrusion dedicat- has plans to create industrial park Rozhdestvo „„ efficient logistics: federal highway M-3 ed to food package industry. (422ha) and residential area Ateptsevskiy Ukraina, Central Ring Road, Bekasovo railway Autobau company, which among the most (325ha). The territory is due to be developed junction, own railroad branch and transship- advanced and high-technology enterprises before 2025. Such projects are significant in ment terminal (up to 90 thousand tons per engaged in production and installation of car- social and economic terms for the region and year). go-carrying and large equipment. foreign enterprises. The residential area Kotovotara (corrugated cardboard) and includes multy-storeyed buildings (3-9 floors), Salfatex (paper products). hospital, school and kindergartens at a total Today the managing company is creating area of 100,000sq.m. The park has space devot- every condition for future and current resi- ed for Retail-park to be constructed. Near it out- dents: door activity park Chudesa Sveta has been start- „„ Land rent and sale; ed up, where residents and their families may „„ Design and construction of production facil- spend weekends doing skiing, skating and tub- ities under Presidential turn-key Project; ing. There are plans to create skiing and go-kart „„ Finanace consulting in deal structuring; schools at the park premises. „„ Storage service (from 1,000sq.m); The project assisted by Moscow region gov- „„ Operation of utility network and production ernment is undergoing brisk growth. ’We are facility area; engaged in developing measures to support res- „„ Technical customer function; idents, searching for investors ready to estab- „„ Providing engineering, legal, consulting and lish joint ventures and raise private investments marketing services; for our residents. We are also ready to provide „„ Comprehensive support to receive all land for Indian enterprises with due considera- required approvals; tion of cultural and corporate characteristics „„ State support assistance. involved in production and infrastructure The developed infrastructure is another sig- development, which include meal, accommo- nificant factor for enterprises to be located at dation, cultural centers, international school‘. Kotovo premises. The owner has in advance for- Perhaps this is enough for the first acquaint- seen the possibility for residents to live near ance. Come to Kotovo and you will see that in their job place. This is especially interesting for fact everything in this place is even better!

Russian innovations for India Special edition from Russia 7

March 2017 Defence Cooperation See page 1 The very special and exclusive of the respective work at Zvezdochka. nature of Indo-Russian military-tech- On the Pacific coast, Amurski The second deal is that on license nical cooperation can best be illustrat- Shipbuilding Plant (ASZ) overhauled production of 200 Ka-226T ed by the fact that the Indian navy is Komsomolsk-upon-Amur which is in . It is first-ever case in the only one in the world that oper- the process of rejoining the Pacific which India undertakes local assem- ates a foreign made nuclear powered Fleet. The Russian navy wants all of bly of . Before submarine. The Chakra (II), a fast- the remaining Kilos to undergo major that, the country bought hundreds attack submarine of the Project 971I, overhaul and lifetime extension of Mil and Kamov helicopters, start- exportable version of the Akula (Bars) though to 2025-2030. ing with the Mi-4 and Ka-25 in the class, has been made available for ten Work on a second Indian boat shall early 1960s, and through to the years under operational lease agree- commence in 2017. Further plans call most recent Mi-17V-5 with a glass ment. This case is second such in the for three more submarines cockpit. But it never made them at world’s history: India leased a Project (Sindhudhvaj, Sindhuraj and home. At the same time, HAL has This role requires the customer to sion of the Classic Flanker – the 670 vessel for three years (1988- Sindhuratna) to be subjected to such long been producing French formulate requirements and specifica- Su-30MKK/MK2). The aircraft provid- 1990). a work. India wants to overhaul them designs — the Alouette II/III and tions to new weapon systems or its cus- ed base for the customized versions for In November 2013, the Navy locally with Russian assistance. their derivatives - and, currently, tomized versions. If live tests on proto- the Algerian (Su-30MKA), Malaysian accepted its largest warship (and the The Indian navy operates nine the Dhruv, a home-grown design types confirm their compliance, the (Su-30MKM) and Russian (Su-30SM) largest ever exported) – INS Russian-built Project 877EKM subma- based on BK-117 (a joint design main customer gives Ok for series pro- air force variants, all of which are now Vikramaditya aircraft carrier of project rines. They were built in the 1986- from the Germans and the Japanese). duction, accepts a worthwhile number operational. 11430. She was declared completely 2000 timeframe and later underwent Before the Ka-226T, India produced of deliverable examples and pays for The Su-30MKI is also remarkable as combat ready in June 2014 when PM modernization so as to employ the a long list of Russian designs, includ- them. To justify production of a mod- it was the first large project on which Narendra Modi inspected the ship Club-S missile complex using three ing MiG fighters and main battle ern aircraft, orders should measure in a new trend in Indian procurement after ten Indian pilots had qualified in types of tube-launched cruise missiles. tanks, but never helicopters. hundreds. The Indian MoD has placed practice was tried, that for ‘interna- MiG-29K/KUB deck operations. The Indian navy lost Sindurakshak to Finally, New Delhi made decision orders for 272 Su-30MKIs, a quantity tionalized’ weapons systems. The air- INS Vikramaditya represents internal explosion in August 2013. on third consequent batch of the more than just enough to justify R&D craft used a proven Russian platform reworked ex-Russian navy cruiser Since then New Delhi has been consid- Project 11356 frigates, which are bet- and manufacturing costs. with a large number of technology ‘Admiral Gorshkov’ of Project 1143.4. ering buying one or two Project 636s ter known in India as the Talwar class In some instances, Indian orders for insertions, including those from Refit and modernization centered on to compensate for that loss. Doing so by the name of the first such vessel. a specific product numerically exceed- French and Israeli firms. Such an enabling the ship to operate MiG-29K/ would not require any measures to do Two previous batches were of three ed those fielded by the Russian defense approach stimulated Russian OEMs to KUB deck fighters. Today, local dock- with training facilities and weapons hulls each. The current batch is of four ministry. This has been the case with establish industrial partnerships with yards are constructing aircraft carriers arsenals. Due to the type commonality, vessels, with the first to be built in the T-90 main battle tank, and its cus- their counterparts in other countries. which effectively represent a further the navy can make use of existing Russia, second in India using import- tomized Indian version known locally It has brought a priceless experience evolution of the distinct Russian car- wares and infrastructure. ed parts and sections, and the remain- Bhishma. A further evolution of the for the Russian industry, and helped it rier concept. Russia was one of the foreign coun- ing two in India with a high degree of T-72, the T-90 (EIS 1992) provided integrate into the world’s community. Visiting Severodvinsk in November tries invited to present information on localization. This is also a new prac- base for more advanced T-90S which In a number of instances, India 2013 to take delivery of the Project diesel-electric submarines in frame of tice in the domain of surface combat- was selected by the Indian army in ordered from Russia customized 11430 carrier INS Vikramaditya, then the international tender called Project ants for the navy. 2001. It differs in having a more pow- equipment with parameters exceeding Indian chief of naval staff admiral 75I. This competition is about con- Last year in Goa Russia and India erful - through supercharging — diesel those for factory standard versions. Devendra Kumar Joshi promised local struction of six boats, of which one or agreed to form a joint committee at a engine developing 1,130hp. Hence with, meeting customer speci- shipbuilders some work on repair and two would be provided by the foreign high level that would see to science In 2004-2011 timeframe, the fication involved technological and modernization of Kilo-class subma- collaborator, and the remainder and technology. According to Russian Russian land forces procured 350 technical risks. Let’s take Talwar-class rines. Almost two years passed, and on assembled locally under license. vice-premier (deputy prime minister) T-90A/AM tanks in addition to 150 frigates. India placed order for three October 14, 2015 the Ship Repair Russia offered the Amur 1650, which Oleg Rogozin, this new body shall pri- copies of the initial version. This com- such vessels in November 1999. Center ‘Zvezdochka’ won a contract for is an export derivative of the Project marily target space technologies such pares to 657 T-90S MBTs New Delhi Based on the proven Project 1135 major overhaul and modernization of 677 Lada developed for the Russian as rocketry and satellites. With all procured directly from Russia’s warships, these (Project 11356) frig- INS Sindhukesari, a Project 877EKM navy. expediency, joint programs in space UralVagonZavod (under two contracts, ates featured a completely revised boat. These hopes are based on the long was one of the points that Russian for 310 and 347 respectively, signed in weapons suite employing the Club-N She arrived in Severodvinsk aboard history of Indo-Russian relations in the president addressed in his remarks at 2001 and 2007) and 536 made locally missile system, A-190E artillery piece, Rolldock Star on June 15, 2016. Two underwater domain. The Indian navy the recent BRICS summit. Vladimir at the Heavy Vehicles Factory in Avadi. Puma fire control system, Shtil-1 SAM months later, the submarine was acquired its first submarines from the Putin said he considers space pro- Today, the Indian army operates twice with extended firing range etc. Since inspected at the dock by the Indian Soviet Union. New Delhi first inquired grams as a very promising area to joint as many T-90s in the Russian inven- these were brand-new and untried, ambassador, who expressed satisfac- about a possibility of purchasing efforts. He specially mentioned satel- tory, and is likely to have four times as performance shortfalls and electro- tion with the work being done on Russian boats in August 1964, during lites purposely designed for distant many at the end of the license produc- magnetic interference occurred. These Sindhukesari and the desire to have defense minister Y.B. Chavan’s visit to probing and monitoring. Jointly, our tion run later this century. and other issues were discovered at the the overhaul completed as per contrac- Moscow. That time it took the Indians countries can built a complete ecolog- The case of the T-90 is not the only stage of sea trials and required a year tual terms. only twelve months to prepare all the ical monitoring system that would one in which India procured more to be resolved. Even though the Indian Typically, Russian-made subma- necessary documents and permissions, incorporate satellites and technolo- pieces of equipment than Russia her- navy accepted these ships with a con- rines have a lifetime of 25 years with a and proceed to signing a firm contract gies they developed independently. self. The foreign customer bought siderable delay to the original sched- major overhaul in between. In case the in September 1965. The first subma- For Russia, the political, military more thrust-vectored Sukhoi fighters ule, it chose to order three more hulls navy wants to operate a boat for a long- rine built under that deal, INS Kalvari, and industrial importance of the and Kilo-class diesel electric subma- since the Project 11356 proved very er time, she shall be subjected to ‘sec- commissioned in December 1967. Indian market exceeds that of any rines armed with tubed launched capable. ond overhaul’. If the hull and mecha- Fifty years past and… the acquisition other country. Certain Moscow-based cruise missiles. In the latter case, the New Delhi was the launch customer nisms look Ok, the design house and a process under Project 75I seems to exports believe that in many ways, the Indian navy acquired ten Project for the MiG-29K/KUB deck fighter. repair plant it teams with offer lifetime take ages! Indo-Russian cooperation in the mil- 877EKMs with the Club-S system India has ordered 45 navalized MiGs extension of ten years. Today, with all major dockyards of itary-technical sphere represents against six Project 636.3s with further compared to 24 Russia takes for the Thus, India became the first foreign the public sector overloaded with ‘ideal partnership of the two great developed Caliber-PL for the Russian navy of her own. Respectively, the user of Kilo class submarines to have orders, New Delhi has been encourag- nations.’ They point out at harmony navy. Another example of the kind is Indian navy got hold of this advanced committed to their lifetime extension. ing the private sector to get involved in economic ties between the Russian that the Indian navy operates six type ahead of the Russian navy. Today, The Russian navy has already done into the business of constructing war- and Indian industries. At the same Project 11356 frigates compared to these MiGs form the backbone of the that on Kaluga (2013) and ships as well as doing repair and main- time, they say, commercial interests just two (and one being completed) in Indian navy’s Fleet Air Arm. Sixteen Vladikavkaz. Last year, the latter sub- tenance work on them. It looks increas- of weapons makers do not always service with the Russian navy. airplanes in the initial batch had been marine of Project 877 rejoined the ingly likely that the private sector may coincide with the national defense Major Indo-Russian defense pro- provided by mid-2011 under initial Northern Fleet following completion one day attempt to build submarines. considerations, — but this is not the jects tend to be of a long term nature. contract worth 752 million dollars. case for India and Russia. For instance, the initial contract for the RAC MiG has to deliver the final batch In a number of recent cases, the Su-30MKI was signed in 1996, and of six MiG-29K/KUB deck fighters to Indian defense ministry has de-facto shipments are still ongoing. The frame- India under the follow-on order for 29 assumed and played the role of the work agreement calls for direct ship- such aircraft awarded in 2011. main customer in relation to certain ments from the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant RAC MiG has won contracts for types of advanced weapon systems (IAZ) of the Irkut Corporation and set- modernization and refit of 63 surviv- developed by the Russian military ting up a second assembly line at the ing MiG-29s into the MiG-29UPG var- industrial complex. These include the HAL Bangalore complex. Since then iant. The deal is reportedly worth one Sukhoi Su-30MKI heavyweight mul- the sides signed a number of addition- billion U.S. dollars. An initial batch of tirole fighter, MiG-29K/ al contracts detailing the framework six aircraft underwent refit and mod- KUB ship-borne strike fighter, the agreement (and more are coming). ernization in Russia and rejoined the T-90S main battle tank, the Project The Su-30MKI features the power- Indian air force in 2011-2013. These 11356 Talwar-class frigates, Project ful N-011M Bars multimode phased- serve as specimens for similar work to 877EKM (08773) diesel-electric sub- array radar, canards (foreplanes) and be done locally on the remaining 57 marines armed with the Club-S mis- thrust-vectoring (none of which are airframes. Shipments of kits for local sile system etc. present on less advanced ‘Chinese’ ver- upgrade into this version are ongoing.

Russian innovations for India 8 Special edition from Russia

March 2017 Make in India The Alternative to Blu-Ray A major Russian tech firm has is saying that the potential capacity announced the discovery of a new plant- we’re talking about here is up to 1TB – 10GB of based storage medium which it claims data can be stored in a single functional layer — is set to make Blu-ray (and indeed other with transfer rates of up to 12Gbps being claimed optical discs) irrelevant. The new tech- at this point. At the moment, this is still very much nology utilizes principles of photonics in the early stages of development, with the ini- to record and store data on a film-like tial sample having been created, and the tech to medium. be licensed in due course. So there’s no news on pricing yet, although the company is saying that Rostec notes that its new technology utilizes the new media will be cost-effective. principles of photonics to record and store As well as the field of storage, Rostec has its data on a film-like medium. The layers com- hand in many technological pies including tel- prise of a substance known as chromones ecoms, optics, security systems, robotics and (formed in plants), and the resulting storage more. So while details are relatively thin on the device beats out Blu-ray in terms of not just ground at the moment, this is a development capacity but also on the performance front. which is clearly worth keeping an eye on. India and Russia are going to create a joint venture to make light helicopters in India. India needs to replace hundreds of ageing utility helicopters deployed along Single-Window System its Himalayan border with China as well as in Jammu and Kashmir region. This Russian Helicopters, part of State Russian Helicopters’ Deputy CEO for Aftersales will get spare parts and services certified by means an initial order of 200 Kamov-226 Corporation Rostec, is working to Service, during Aero India 2017 exhibition. Russian Helicopters. helicopters, of which 140 will be built in improve services and create a ‘single- Per Russian Helicopters specialists, the sin- Russian Helicopters is currently involved in India as part of Prime Minister Narendra window system’ — a new form of coop- gle-window system will increase quality of ser- the process of approving long-term contracts Modi’s drive to build a domestic defence eration with foreign customers based on vice to beat foreign competitors. With the on supply of spare parts and provision of ser- industrial base and cut imports, is expect- a new after-sales service strategy. A pilot implementation of this system, operators will vices with operators. The holding company is ed to be increased. project is currently being implemented in avoid negotiating with hundreds of parts man- also testing a method and conditions for coop- India. ufacturers as they will have ‘the single window’ eration with parts suppliers for the Russian hel- A team will assess the Indian manufactur- to obtain the entire range of after-sales services icopters operated by foreign customers through ing facilities over the next few months. “We The new format focuses on centralization of all for the Russian made helicopters. the “integrated center for after-sales services”. are keeping our fingers crossed about processes related to after-sales services, and is The system will not only significantly ease Russian Helicopters is one of the global lead- launching production this year,” an execu- the first step in providing integrated support the process of setting up maintenance and ers in production and the only heli- tive at Russian Helicopters said. The execu- and transitioning to helicopter service contracts repair for operators but will also reduce time to copter design and production powerhouse in tive, who did not want to be named, said covering their entire life cycle. Russian provide such services. In addition, operators Russia. Russian Helicopters was founded in the joint venture will be modelled along the Helicopters, which designs and manufactures 2007 and is headquartered in Moscow. The lines of Brahmos, the India-Russia entity rotorcraft, intends to utilize existing coopera- company comprises five helicopter production producing supersonic missiles, which which tion with other Russian companies taking part facilities, two design bureaus, a spare parts pro- military analysts say are among the deadli- in helicopter building to ensure operability duction and repair facility, as well as an after- est in their class. throughout the full lifespan of the machines. sale service branch responsible for mainte- ‘For us, it is important to provide timely and nance and repair in Russia and all over the quality service for Russian helicopters in India. world. Its helicopters are popular among Moscow region As part of the single-window system, the hold- Russian ministries and state authorities ing company and parts suppliers for Russian- (Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Internal and India made helicopters will develop a complete struc- Affairs, Emergency Control Ministry), opera- ture of services for such helicopters for foreign tors (Gazpromavia, UTair), major Russian cor- See page 6 operators. We will implement these acquired porations. In 2015 its IFRS revenues increased best practices into the global after-sales system 29.5% to RUB 220.0 billion. Deliveries reached The industrial park ‘Koledino’ is a multifunc- of Russian Helicopters,’ said Igor Chechikov, 212 helicopters. tional territory of complex development, whose residents include Metro Cash & Carry, Darwin Garden Center and Busch GmbH. The multifunctional industrial park ‘Kotovo’, To Modernize Indian Railways counts Morton, Rexan, Avon and other compa- nies among its residents. The SEZ ‘Stupino Russia has started a pilot project to help preliminary report. The data was collected in barriers, automatic alarm systems and protective Kvadrat’, one of the most successful zones in India increase the speed of its trains. This line with the Indo-Russian protocol signed fencing along the length of the rail track. the region, is focused on creating profile clus- is the first time Russia has entered India’s last October. The data will be further studied The Gatiman express that runs between Delhi ters of instrumentation and light engineering, vast and heavily used rail network. Both by experts of RZD International, a subsidiary and Agra is currently India’s fastest trains that runs electronics and pharmaceuticals; as well as sides are hoping the initial partnership will of Russian Railways, in order to recommend at 160 kmph. The Indian Railways currently do automotive, light, woodworking, glass, ceram- blossom into meaningful collaboration. the kind of construction services and technol - not have coaches that can run beyond this range. ic and chemical industries; construction mate- India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi ogies that would be required to achieve the Therefore, it has been envisaged that railway rials, hygiene products and food products. is not shy of seeking foreign help to mod- target speed of 200 kmph. coaches that can move with a speed of 200 kmph Among the residents are LLC ‘Mission Foods ernize its ageing railway system where The Nagpur-Secunderabad route has 18 or above, will either be imported manufactured Stupino’, LLC ‘Avalon-Stupino Kvadrat’, LLC average speeds are notoriously slow. major bridges with a length of more than 100 indigenously through a Transfer of Technology ‘Delagro’, LLC ‘Arvalus’, and LLC ‘Sun México’, meters, 1,770 smaller bridges and culverts (ToT) agreement with the chosen vendor. which is part of GRUMA International Food cor- Russia is entering India’s railways sector with and 61 kilometers of speed restrictions on Railway agencies from Japan, Germany, Great poration. an ambitious joint venture that envisages boost- account curves and weak foundation of soil. Britan and France are already involved in Indian SEZ ‘Dubna’ — demonstrates extremely high ing the current top train speed of 120 kmph to According to sources, the project will entail a Railways modernization drive. This would be the rates of development. The conditions now over 200 kmph. The 575-km rail route between complete overhaul of the existing infrastructure first time that a Russian company would be offered to the residents are among the most Nagpur in Maharastra and Secundrabad in and technology including re-alignment of tracks, directly involved in a Railways project in India. favorable in the region. At present, 121 resi- Telengana has been marked down for execut- treating the earth bed where the soil is loose, dig- Indian Railways is Asia’s largest and the dents have placed their production on the site. ing the pilot project. A government to govern- ital technological communication network for world’s second largest rail network carrying This exhibition will emphasize a high-qual- ment agreement in the matter is expected to the entire section, instead of the existing radio more than 22 million passengers and more than ity infrastructure development for the imple- be signed any time soon. communication. A number of safety measure for 3 million tons of freight every day. However, mentation of the investment projects. An Indo-Russian team of rail engineers has averting collision with other vehicles and people India has been struggling to cope up with the We cordially invite Indian business to learn already collected data on the existing infra - and animals have also been suggested. They robust technological advancements other coun- more about the sites. structure on the route and has submitted its include overpasses, anti-collision and anti-ram tries have achieved in this sector.

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