The document provides a comprehensive overview of Russia's political, economic, social, and technological landscape, highlighting key figures like President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. It details Russia's significant natural resources, foreign direct investment dynamics, and the historical trade relationship with India, particularly in defense and energy sectors. Additionally, it discusses challenges such as environmental issues and the need for strategic partnerships to expand economic cooperation.

1. Росси́ я (Russia)

2. • Satyaki Chakraborti :201507
• Aditi Chavan :201508
• Durgesh Chavan :201509
• Priya Gaonkar :201515
• Pooja Guralwar :201521
• Vivek Patil :201548
• Jyoti Shukla :201564
• Sangam Vishwakarma :201572

3. ABOUT
• Capital: Moscow (Москва)
• Language: Russian
• President: Vladimir Putin
• Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
• Centre of Ruling: Kremlin
• Currency: Ruble (Bank Of Russia)
• Continent: Europe and Asia
• Time Zone: UTC +2 to +12
• Population: 144, 192, 450

5. POLITICAL
• Democratic Federal Assembly
• United Russia (238 of the 450 seats in the State Duma)
• Unite the responsible political forces of the country, aiming to minimize the
differences between rich and poor, young and old, state, business and society.
• Combine state regulation and market freedoms, with the benefits of further growth

6. OPPOSITION
• RPR-Parnas with Party of Progress.
• Been riven by infighting, weakening its ability to challenge President
Vladimir Putin.
• Main objective to oppose every policy formulated by Putin
government. (Including Crimea annexation)

7. ECONOMIC
• Upper-middle income, mixed economy with state ownership in strategic areas.
• Vast geography is an important determinant economic activity (over 30 percent of
the world's natural resources).
• World Bank estimates total value of Russia's natural resources at $75 trillion US
dollars.
• As of 2012 the oil-and-gas sector accounted for 16% of the GDP, 52% of federal
budget revenues and over 70% of total exports.

8. • Military exports major sector
• In 2015, the Russian economy was the sixth largest in the world by PPP and
twelfth largest at market exchange rates
• Disposable income increasing by 160%
• Russia also has the second-largest volume of illicit money outflows ($880 billion)
• GDP growth positive at 0.6% but economy shrunk by 3.5%

9. SOCIAL
• Christianity major religion
• People belong to Slav race, as well as Mongol Decedents
• Patriarchal family system
• Society divided as per economic classes i.e. The Nomenklatura and the Bolsheviks
• Proto-communist social classes system still observed to a extent

10. TECHNOLOGICAL
• Pioneers of defence technologies
• Major player in the nuclear power sector
• United Rocket and Space Corporation
• Innovation in railways and roadways

11. ENVIRONMENT
• Each of Russia's largest environmental issues is tied directly to the rise and fall of
the Soviet empire
• Animal Conservation
• Energy usage & air pollution
• Water Pollution
• Nuclear waste
• Space and Space launch debris.

12. LEGAL
• Protection by the State of the rights and legitimate interests of foreign trade actors
as well as of Russian Manufacturers.
• Equality and non-discrimination of foreign trade actors
• Complying with Russia’s commitments under international treaties
• Transparency in the development, adoption and application of measures to
regulate foreign trade
Provisions of the federal law #164

13. • Validity and objectivity of regulation
• Preventing unnecessary interference in foreign trade of the government or its
bodies
• Ensuring the necessary level country's defence and security of the state
• Single system of state regulation of trade
• Uniform approach to the application the state regulation methods in this area
throughout the Russian Federation

14. FDI Investment Inflow and
Outflow in an India

15. FDI INFLOWS IN RUSSIA
Highest net flow – 2013 (40140 USD Millions in the 1st quarter)
Lowest net flow- 2005 (-3922 USD Million )
Current net flow- 2016 (7115 USD Million in 1st quarter)
Average net flow (1994-2016)- 5802.69 USD Million

16. HIGHEST FDI INFLOW YEAR 2013
Foreign Direct
Investment
2013 2014 2015
FDI Inward
Flow (million
USD)
53,397 29,159 9,825
In 2013, more than 90% of Net Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Russia came from
six countries: United Kingdom (26.8 percent), Luxembourg (16.5 percent),
Ireland (14.8 percent), British Virgin Island (13.3 percent), Cyprus (11.8 percent)
and Netherlands (8.14 percent)
Main Invested Sectors 2013, in %
Finance and insurance 22.6
Trade, car maintenance 22.1
Manufacturing industry 18.3
Mining sector 11.1

17. SECTORS TO BE INVESTED IN
RUSSIA
The Key Sectors of the National Economy
Mining sector, heavy industry, automobile industry, real estate.
High Potential Sectors
Transport and communications, information technologies (services in particular),
automobile (spare parts and after sales service especially), aeronautics, distribution.
LOW POTENTIAL SECTOR
Monopolistic Sectors
Distribution of water and electricity, export and distribution of natural gas, rail
transport, postal services to individuals, and long distance landline telephone.
Sectors in Decline
Textiles, machine tools

18. FDI OUTFLOWS FROM RUSSIA
Year 2015-16
The outflow from Russia was highest for the countries of British virgin , Bahamas,
Switzerland and Kazakhstan.
The sector for which the outflow contributed is
Highest for – Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
Mining and quarrying
Manufacture
Finical and insurance activity

19. • Large fuel, energy and metallurgy corporations have a major presence in the
Russian economy, so it is not surprising to see that these sectors also dominate in
terms of outward investment
• Russia has become one of the leading foreign direct investors among emerging
markets in the last decade.
• The Russian expansion abroad started in the CIS and forwarded to industrialised
countries as well as Africa.
• Russian economy will be benefited by the outflow in following ways:
1. Access to new technologies,
2. Know-how and resources,
3. Higher revenues and lower funding costs.
4. Modernise the local economy
5. Long term economic growth

20. INDIA – RUSSIA INVESTMENT PLANS
• India investment in Russia – 8 Billion USD (2000-2014)
• Russia investment in India- 3Billion USD (2000-2014)
• Investment cooperation has been envisaged is some priority sectors such as
hydrocarbons, power, coal, nuclear power, fertilizers, IT, pharmaceuticals, mineral
and metallurgy amongst others
• In the area of hydrocarbons, we have been actively promoting cooperation
between oil and gas companies with a view to exploring the possibilities for
participation of Indian companies in developing the energy resources in Russia.
• Pharmaceuticals and IT Sector
• Rough diamonds

21. Leading MNC

22. INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN RUSSIA
• Over 300 registered Indian Companies in Russia mainly in IT,
Pharmacy, food processing, etc.
• Ramakrishna Society, ISKON, Gurudwara Prabandhak committee,
etc. are social organizations.
• AMMA, DISHA, Indian Business Alliances and Textile business
alliance coordinate Indian Business with Russia.

23. RUSSIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN INDIA
• Make in India attracting Russian Businessmen
• Road Construction Machinary Factory LLC, Electronika, Akis Tech
Ltd, are notable entrants.
• Sukhoi and Mikhoyan Guyevich are venturing in joint partnership
with HAL.

24. Major Joint Ventures

25. RUSSIA – INDIA
• India and Russia maintains their historically intimate trade relationship in many
sectors, especially in Defense.

26. DEFENCE SECTOR :
• India remains the second largest market for the Russian Defence Industry.
• Brahmos is a joint-venture project between Russia and India.

27. • Brahmos Block-III is a joint Russian-Indian project, which is based on the P-800
Oniks missile.
• These missiles are designed as destroyers of ships, with the Chinese DF-21 often
being called the “killer of aircraft carriers”.

28. • 5th Generation Fighter Jet Programme

29. • The aircraft is a stealthy, single-seat, twin-engine Jet fighter.
• The fighter is planned to have super cruise, stealth, super-maneuverability, &
advanced avionics.

30. • Sukhoi Su-30MKI Programme (230+ to be built by Hindustan Aeronautics)
• It is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russia's Sukhoi and
built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
• The Sukhoi Su-30, is a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter.

31. Tactical Transport Aircraft
• It is designed to perform regular transport duties and also to
deploy paratroopers.
• The aircraft is expected to conduct its first flight by 2017, and to enter service by
2018.

32. Joint Military Exercises
• INDRA – 2007 AVIA - INDRA

33. AVIATION SECTOR
400 Ka-226T helicopters :
• It is equipped with two Arrius 2G1 engines made by the Turbomeca Company.
• This aircraft is scheduled to replace the Cheetah and Chetak helicopters
currently being used by the Indian Army.

34. ENERGY SECTOR
Kudankulam,INDO-RUSSIAN cooperation nuclear power
plant
• It is being built in Kudankulam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu
• This port was established to receive barges carrying over-sized light water
reactor equipment from ships .

35. OTHER SECTORS :
• India and Russia-setting up of joint ventures in sectors such as civil
aviation, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and fertilizers.
• Russia still makes up the filling in synergy to combat shared
conventional and asymmetric threats worldwide.

36. WTO Disputes

37. Source : https://www.wto.org

38. Logistics with India

39. • Indian containerised cargo for St Petersburg, bordering Scandinavia on the Baltic,
may not set out for a 40-day sail around the world through the crowded.
• What is INSTC?
• North–South Transport Corridor: On a railroad from Russia to Iran
• The current members are India, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine,
and Bulgaria.
• Objectives of North–South Transport Corridor
• 5000-km corridor

41. Advantage to India
•Improved transport connectivity between Russia, Central Asia, Iran and India, their
respective bilateral trade volumes will increase.
•The successful activation of the corridor will help connect India to Russia within 16-
21 days at competitive freight rates leading to development of trade on the INSTC.
•It is also expected to eliminate usage of reefer containers for agro commodities and
further support the supplies to Russia.
•Associations in India found the route is,“30% cheaper and 40% shorter than the
current traditional route”.
•For India, we can have access to the lucrative markets of the Central Asia, by-passing
the transit through Pakistan.
•The INSTC has particular economic and strategic relevance to India given the
increasing regional ambitions of China through its One Belt, One Road Initiative.
•Turkey has offered to provide necessary information for linking Black Sea Economic
Cooperation (BSEC)with INSTC.

42. Wider Opportunities
• India recently inked a deal with Iran promising nearly $8 billion investment in port
and industries including an aluminium smelter and a urea making facility at
Chabahar that was conceived as a gateway to Afghanistan.
• India has already built a 240-km road corridor connecting Afghanistan with Iran.
• This will bring cargo to Bandar Abbas or Chabahar and free Kabul from its
dependence on Pakistan to reach the outer world.
• North-South corridor widens India’s choices. If the Afghanistan plan goes wrong,
it can still source raw material from some other Stan through Baku.

43. Free Trade Agreement
• India and Russia have agreed on negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
between India & the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan & Russia.
• Trade Agreement (FTA) between agreements signed were inter-governmental
agreements (IGAs) for procurement of the S-400 air defence system and
construction of 1135.6 series of frigates through partnership between Russian and
Indian shipyards.
• Another agreement was signed to set up a joint venture to manufacture the Ka-
226T helicopter in India.

44. • Another important agreement was signed between Gazprom and Engineers India
Limited (EIL) for the joint study of a gas pipeline to India from Russia and other
areas of cooperation.
• An agreement was signed on cooperation on international information security.

45. Relationship with India both
Political and Economical

46. Political Relation
• Share national interest at the UN, BRICS, G20 and SCO
• Supports India for Permanent member at UNSC
• Russia has vocally backed India joining the NSG and APEC
• Mr. Modi’s visit (2015)produced 17 documents covering cooperation in civil
nuclear energy, defence, hydrocarbons, satellite navigation, railways, solar energy,
heavy engineering, supercomputing, visa simplification, Ayurveda, and media

47. • There are regular high-level interactions between the two countries
• In April 2016, the then Minister of State for Defence visited Moscow
and attended the 5thMoscow Conference on International Security
• Russian Minister for Emergency Situation co-chaired the first meeting
of the India-Russia Joint Commission for cooperation in preventing
emergency situation.

48. Economical
• Economic partnership as strong a pillar as other pillars of the strategic partnership
between India and Russia
• The two countries signed a protocol on 24 December 2015 to simplify visa procedures for
businessmen.
• The two countries set a target of US$30 billion bilateral trade by 2025.
• Export from India include pharmaceuticals, tea, coffee and tobacco, nuclear reactors
&boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, organic chemicals, and electrical
machinery and equipment
• Import from Russia include pearls, precious and semi-precious stones & metals, nuclear
power equipment, electrical machinery and equipment, mineral oil & products, iron
&steels, and optical, precision and surgical equipment.

49. HR Practices of Russia

50. 1. Recruitment
2. Pay Setting
3. Promotion
4. Mobility
5. Training
6. Performance Management
7. Industrial Relation
8. Work Conditions

51. 1. Public Sector Restructuring
2. Organization HR Management
3. Senior Management
4. Reforms
5. Challenges

52. HRM Of Foreign Companies Operating In
Russia
• Recruitment Tool
• Selection of Employees
• Retention of Employees
• Salary & Social Benefits

53. Environmental Issue in Russia
• High carbon emission (Fossil Fuel)
• Nuclear era nuclear reactor
• Nuclear weapons testing
• Water (75%), Air pollutants(48.3 million tonnes),soil erosion (snow runoffs)
• Widespread wildlife poaching

54. Trade and Investment Potential
of Russia with India

55. Trends in Russia’s Trade with India, 2005-2014 (US$ mn)
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Export to India 2314 2926 3034 5231 5937 5406 4666 7567 6983 6239
Import from India 784 967 1309 1714 1524 2143 2761 3041 3091 3129
Trade balance 3098 3893 4343 6945 7550 7550 7426 1608 10074 9368
Trade balance
with India
1530 1958 1725 3517 4413 3263 1905 4525 3891 3110

56. Russia’s Imports from India
Source: Trade Map, ITC Geneva

57. India’s Investment Relations with Russia
• During April 2000 to March 2015, the cumulative FDI inflows to India from
Russia stood at US$ 1.1 billion.
• Russia is the 19th largest FDI investor in India.
• During April 1996 to March 2015, the cumulative Indian FDI in joint ventures and
wholly owned subsidiaries.
• India and Russia also signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation
with regard to taxes on income, which has entered into force on April 11, 1998.
• India and Russia has signed “Declaration on the India-Russia Strategic
Partnership” in October 2000.
• Potential items of export to Russia, as per 2-digit HS commodity.

58. Potential for Enhancing Indo-Russian Trade Relations
Source: Trade Map, ITC Geneva
Russia Import Partners

59. Potential for Enhancing Bilateral Trade
Relations
• India and Russia have set a challenging goal for bilateral trade to reach $ 30
billion by 2025, while the target for mutual direct investments between them is
$15 billion.
• Hydrocarbons, pharmaceutical and agricultural goods.
• However, India and Russia are now looking to diversify their import and export
flows.
• Huge potential in bringing bilateral trade to a new level

60. Potential Sectors for Expansion of Exports
from India to Russia
• Pharmaceuticals
• Agriculture products and processed food
• Tobacco
• Spices
• Ready Made Garments(RMG)

61. Investments in India
• FDI in India in the infrastructure sector.
• IT and telecommunications.
• agricultural products processing in India.
• India’s power sector.
• Defense sector.
• Construction of thermo- and nuclear energy facilities.

62. Thank You