New Delhi, April 2 -- Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties in areas of investment, energy and industrial cooperation.

The Russian embassy said Modi and Manturov discussed "specific steps to implement agreements reached" during the India-Russia summit held in December last.

"Particular attention was paid to further strengthening Russia-India trade, economic, investment, energy and industrial cooperation," it said on social media.

Following talks between the two leaders, India and Russia unveiled a raft of measures including a five-year roadmap to build a robust economic partnership and to increase the annual trade to USD 100 billi...