(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: India's Far East Policy

Topic: India's Far East Policy

Guest:

Gurjit Singh, (Former Ambassador)
Arvind Gupta, (Director, Vivekananda International Foundation)
Professor Harsh V Pant, (Distinguished Fellow and Head of ORF’s Strategic Studies)

Topic Description:

During his just concluded visit to Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Act Far East' policy on Thursday to boost India's engagement with Russia's Far East region. He announced an unprecedented 1 billion dollar line of credit for the development of Russia's Far East, asserting that New Delhi will walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Moscow to implement President Vladimir Putin's vision for developing the resource-rich region. While addressing the plenary session of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum as the chief guest, Prime Minister Modi expressed confidence that this step will add a new chapter in our economic diplomacy...In fact, he went on to add that the friendship between India and Russia was not restricted to governmental interactions in capital cities, but was about people and close business relations. And in this context, he expressed confidence that the Indian diaspora will make an active contribution towards the progress of Russia's Far East region. On this edition of The Big Picture, we'll talk about the significance of Narendra Modi's visit to the Russia Far East Region - the first by an Indian Prime Minister... the investment opportunities for India in Russia's less-developed Far East Region and how will it give a new impetus to the development of economic diplomacy between India and Russia...