The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting with the Prime Minister of Russia, Mr. Viktor A. Zubkov, in New Delhi on February 12, 2008.

2008 began in India-Russia relations just as 2007 ended – with a bang. Close on the heels of the successful visit of the Indian Prime Minister Shri Manmohan Singh to Moscow in November 2007, Russian Prime Minister Mr. Victor Zubkov led a high-level delegation of Russian Ministers, senior officials, and businessmen to India during February 12-13, 2008. The Russian Premier inaugurated the ‘Year of Russia in India’ together with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at an impressive ceremony at the ramparts of the Red Fort on February 12.