St Petersburg, June 5 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence that India and Russia can significantly expand their economic partnership, projecting bilateral trade to reach USD 100 billion in the coming years, across key sectors, including nuclear energy, hydrocarbons and investments.

Speaking on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday (local time) Putin said Moscow and New Delhi were aiming for more ambitious economic targets as trade between the two nations continues to grow.

"We hope that in the upcoming years we will reach 100 billion US dollars in mutual trade. It's about 58 or 60 billion US dollars, but we have all the foundations to work more actively and to reach more ambi...