Russia to take 70,000 Indian skilled workers this year, Jaishankar tells panel

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday briefed a parliamentary consultative committee on India's "multifaceted" engagement with Russia, covering bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation as well as New Delhi's diplomatic efforts to contribute towards ending the Ukraine conflict.Chairing the meeting on India-Russia relations, Jaishankar also informed members that Russia has agreed to take around 70,000 Indian skilled workers this year, particularly in construction and logistics, people familiar with the discussions said, according to news agency PTI.Jaishankar said India and Russia share an ambition to expand bilateral trade in a more balanced manner, including by increasing Indian exports to Russia across seven sectors — automobiles, pharmaceuticals, food, marine products, engineering goods, chemicals and textiles.Trade, connectivity and energy cooperationThe minister highlighted various areas of bilateral engagement, including trade, investments, energy, connectivity, culture and people-to-people ties, according to a social media post by Jaishankar.The discussions also covered an India-Eurasian Economic…