and 2 years later, vladimir putin and prime minister atal-bihari vachpai signed a declaration on strategics then began to be implemented in the field of nuclear energy. back in ninety-eight , rusatom and the state atomic energy corporation of india signed. rosatom is also negotiating india’s entry into the breakthrough project, the creation of new fast neutron reactors with a closed nuclear fuel cycle, which will eliminate accidents. behind over the past 5 years, the volume of mutual trade has increased fivefold. in the third year, india rose to second place and reached a share of 8% in the total volume of russian foreign trade. after the outbreak of the war in ukraine, india did not join western sanctions and was able to buy russian oil at a large discount. as a result, russia became the leading oil exporter to india. russian-indian trade turnover almost doubled last year and reached $65 billion. according to the indian statistical service, moscow ranked fourth place among delhi's largest trading partners, after the usa, china and the united arab emirates. in addition to oil and petroleum