At the 49th International Textillegprom which was held from August 29 to September 1, 2017 at Moscow, around ninety five Indian textile companies showcased their products at this global platform.

The delegation from India was headed by the Minister of Textiles, Government of Karnataka, R M Lamani and Secretary Ministry of Textiles, Anand Kumar Singh marked the largest participation till date, in commemoration of the completion of 70 years of bilateral ties between India and Russia.

Anand Kumar Singh said that there is great potential for enhancing trade relations between India Russia. The textile Industry from India presented range and quality of India's Textile industry. The Government of India will provide all help for the promotion of investment in this sector.

In a move to strengthen Indo-Russian strategic relations by promoting collaboration in the textile sectors, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and SRTEPC organised an India Pavilion at the textile and light industry expo,

The prime objective of the participation was to realize the complementarities between the textile industries of India and Russia, and the CIS region in general. The expo structured B2B interactions to explore opportunities for business partnerships.