Russia and India have decided not to continue working on an agreement on visa-free travel for tourist groups - the head of the consular department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexey Klimov. The diplomat called the development of such an agreement "a non-trivial task". At the end of 2025, the flow of tourists between the two countries increased by 15%, to 143 thousand trips. The Russians accounted for 85.6 thousand trips, the residents of India - 57.6 thousand.

Russia and India have decided not to continue working on an agreement on visa-free travel for tourist groups - the head of the consular department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexey Klimov. The diplomat called the development of such an agreement "a non-trivial task". At the end of 2025, the flow of tourists between the two countries increased by 15%, to 143 thousand trips. The Russians accounted for 85.6 thousand trips, the residents of India - 57.6 thousand.