On April 9, 2024, Deputy Minister of Road and Transport Development, Khaltar L., met with Atul Malhari Gotsurve, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to Mongolia.

Deputy Minister Khaltar L. stated at the start of the meeting,

"Despite the considerable distance between Mongolia and India, we share a profound historical relationship."

Currently, Mongolian private air carriers are operating approximately 10 scheduled flights between the two nations. The predominant passengers traveling between Mongolia and India are professionals in the fields of oil and information technology from India, while many Mongolians travel to India primarily for health services and religious rituals.

He expressed an interest in starting a collaboration to initiate direct flights in the future. In addition, it was mutually agreed to establish a joint working group tasked with exploring viable options for transporting mining products between Mongolia and India and to conduct experimental transportation.

In Mongolia, intensive construction of new railways is currently underway, with a focus on establishing the east and west vertical railway corridors. It was highlighted that there is a proposal to export mining products via railway to neighboring countries and to third markets, including the Republic of India. This initiative enhances the potential for exporting coking coal from "Tavantolgoi" to India.

Ambassador Atul Malhari Gotsurve emphasized that both nations are actively collaborating to enhance cooperation in the road and transport sector, establish direct flights, and express a keen interest in importing mining products such as copper and coal from Mongolia.

As a point of reference, it should be noted that in 2010, Mongolia's "Energy Resources" Company executed a trial shipment of coking coal to India via the Far East; however, the operation was discontinued due to the high costs associated with transportation.