Crimea seeks Indian investment
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 23
Apart from the offer by Russian President Vladimir Putin to invest in the Russian Far East, India is being offered investment opportunities in the more temperate Crimean Peninsula. Crimea and India have already taken the first big step in trade and agriculture, noted Crimea’s Member of the Russian Lower House Natalya Poklonskaya.
Though Putin opened talks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to resolve territorial disputes between the two countries, the transfer of Crimea to Ukraine, which Russia had annexed five years back, is not on the table.
A few days back, Putin had justified the takeover of the Crimean Peninsula which he said became a part of Russia by a peaceful referendum. India is keen to invite Zelensky for a state visit as it is eyeing a few of its military-industrial complexes but has always remained open to do business with Crimea; Prime Minister of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov had visited New Delhi just after Crimea became a part of Russia.
Poklonskaya was here to attend a BRICS conference. Among the areas she flagged for greater Crimea-India cooperation were tourism, education and culture. Poklonskaya recently explored the opportunity for making business people in India aware of opportunities in Crimea.
