In this EXCLUSIVE interview with CSIS Senior Fellow Jayant Krishna, explore the India-Russia ties amid a massive $63 billion trade deficit favoring Russia in 2024, up from $3.4B in 2020. See a discussion on boosting Indian exports like textiles, farm products, shrimps, and pharma to Russia's vast market, while navigating non-tariff barriers, US sanctions on crude oil imports, and rupee-ruble payment hurdles with reluctant Indian-origin banks. Get insights on attracting Russian FDI under Make in India, co-producing S-400 upgrades, Su-5 jets, small modular reactors, plus workforce migration to fill Russia's skill gap. Will Modi-Putin summits deliver workarounds for balanced trade? Watch full discussion on economic cooperation despite Western pressures.