<h1>Rajya Sabha deputy chairman meets parliaments of Russia, Germany, Italy, South Africa to deepen trade, tech, sustainability ties</h1> The Rajya Sabha deputy chairman held bilateral meetings with presiding officers from Russia, Germany, Italy and South Africa during the P20 Summit to advance parliamentary cooperation and present India's positions on trade, technology and sustainable development. Discussions referenced recent parliamentary delegations that raised India's stance on cross-border terrorism and a specific counterterror operation. With the German vice president, he sought support for concluding the India-EU free trade agreement and noted Germany's skilled-labour initiatives; sessions with Russian, Italian and South African counterparts emphasized longstanding sectoral partnerships, investment, education, defence and shared interests of developing countries.