Which Indian visa do I need for business or work: employment visa, X visa, or business visa?

A Business Visa based on an invitation can be supported either by the applicant's own business back home or by the inviting party's business in India — you need documentation proving business activity on at least one side.

Processing times for the X visa through the Indian consulate in Moscow vary between applicants, with no fixed standard duration reported — best to confirm directly with the consulate when submitting documents.

When applying for a work visa through the Moscow consulate, some applicants were asked to resubmit documents a second time even with a complete package — it's worth double-checking every requirement in advance and being prepared for a possible repeat visit.