Kazan, Oct. 15 -- Taliya Minullina, Chief Executive of the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, said the Russia-India Business Forum would help increase bilateral trade and promote new initiatives and joint ventures between businesses from the two countries.

Speaking to ANI on Wednesday on the sidelines of the second Russia-India Business Forum, titled Tatarstan Initiative Mutual Efficiency (TIME), Minullina said the annual event aims to strengthen business relations between Russian regions and Indian states across different sectors.

"Russia-India Business Forum TIME is the biggest event between Russia and India on a business level on an annual basis that is in charge of reinforcing relations between Russian regions and Indian state...