New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- From Russia with Love. The arrival of nearly 10,000 Indian workers, who queued up at an employment registration centre in Moscow last week, could well herald an unprecedented new economic 'cooperation' between the two countries.

The littlest known facet of the 16 agreements inked between India and Russia during the December 2025 New Delhi visit of President Vladimir Putin to New Delhi - but also perhaps its most significant - was the Labour Mobility Agreement, which establishes a legal framework for systematic recruitment of skilled Indian workers - IT, construction, healthcare - to address Russia's gigantic labour shortages, "ensuring safe migration, skill recognition, and smoother processes for jobs in high-demand...