Joint Secretary, Pharmaceuticals Mr. Navdeep Rinwa co-chaired the meeting of the first India-Russia Joint Working Group on Pharmaceuticals with Mr. Alexei Alekhin, Director, Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry Development of Russia.



Indian Pharma companies have been present in Russian market for several decades; many of them have successfully invested and set up manufacturing plants of medicines and medical devices in Russia. Today’s meeting was focused on expanding areas of cooperation with Russia in these areas, and discussing ways to enhance bilateral trade in this critical sector.