India in talks with Russia to import coking coal to reduce dependence on others
NEW DELHI: India is in talks with Russia to import metallurgical or coking coal to reduce dependence on few countries which currently exports the commodity to India.
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday met Leonid Petukov, CEO, Far East Russia Investment and Export Agency here. Discussions centred around further developing economic linkages with Far East Russia, particularly through sourcing of metallurgical or coking coal, development of infrastructure of Far East Russia ports and connectivity of these ports with Russian mining locations, and improvements in evacuation infrastructure.
