# Chairman of India-Russia Foundation, Sudhir Pal Sabharwal: "Relations between Russia and India are elevated to privileged partnership"

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Podcast: [BRICS Podcast (EN)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brics-podcast-en-6313692)
Published: 2026-01-22T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://tvbrics-en.mave.digital/ep-52
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More than five centuries ago the great Russian navigator Afanasy Nikitin voyaged to India, laying the foundations for relations between the two countries. Nowadays the countries cooperate in a number of important areas, among them are education, culture, science and economics. In what ways is Afanasy Nikitin revered in India? Why is another Russian figure – orientalist Andrey Snesarev – considered an ambassador of culture in the republic? TV BRICS reporter: Yana Panferova

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