Indian foreign minister to arrive on two-day visit to Russia on Sunday — diplomatic agency

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 22, 2026 · 107 words

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What to know about Indian foreign minister to arrive on two-day visit to Russia on Sunday — diplomatic agency

India's External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, is scheduled to visit Russia on August 23-24. The visit includes co-chairing the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission and meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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What happened

India’s top diplomat, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, will visit Russia on August 23-24, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs announced on Saturday.

Why it matters

"At the invitation of First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov, the External Affairs Minister, Dr.

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Jaishankar, will undertake an official visit to Russia on 23-24 August 2026 to co-chair the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC)," the Indian ministry…

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Claim 1: “India’s top diplomat, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, will visit Russia on August 23-24”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to visit Russia on August 23-24, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international trips undertaken by S. Jaishankar (in office since 2019) while serving as the Minister of External Affairs of India. The list includes both individual visits undertaken…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minister of External Affairs (or simply the External Affairs Minister; Hindi: Videsh Mantri) is the head of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India. One of the senior-most offi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 9 January 1955) is an Indian retired diplomat who currently serves as the Minister of External Affairs of India since 2019. He is the longest-serving minister for exter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Jaishankar

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Claim 2: “At the invitation of First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov, the External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, will undertake an official visit to Russia on 23-24 August 2026 to co-chair the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC)”

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Multiple sources confirm the specific details of the visit: the dates (August 23-24, 2026), the invitation from First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, and the purpose of co-chairing the 27th Session of the IRIGC-TEC.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The general debate of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will open on 23 September and run until 28 September 2026. Leaders from a number of member states will addr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_debate_of_the_eighty-f…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — India adopted a neutral stance since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian war in February 2022. In July 2023, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi said that India is not neutral, but rather on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_and_Russo-Ukrainian_war_…

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Claim 3: “during the visit, Jaishankar will also meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov”

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Multiple independent sources explicitly state that S. Jaishankar will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during this visit to discuss regional and global issues.

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