Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The number of Indian tourists visiting Russia has surpassed 120,000 in 2024.

This is according to the Indian Embassy in Moscow, which gave information to TV BRICS, based on preliminary data.

The diplomatic mission projects that "if this trend continues, the mutual tourist flow can potentially surpass 450,000 by 2025."

The embassy's press service clarified that in 2023, approximately 60,000 Indians visited Russia, while around 160,000 Russians travelled to India. This figure for 2023 exceeds the combined total for 2021 and 2022.

Furthermore, Russia is now among the top ten countries for Indian travellers.

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