| India–Romania relations | |
| Party1: | India |
| Party2: | Romania |
| Map: | India–Romania Locator.svg |
India and Romania maintain international relations.
Romania and India were briefly connected by Alexander the Great's empire in 326 BC.
Direct contact between India and Romania dates back a few centuries.[1] [2]
Diplomatic relations between India and Romania were established on 14 December 1948 at the legacy level, and were upgraded to embassy level in 1957. Romania opened an embassy in New Delhi in 1955, and India opened an embassy in Bucharest in 1957. The Romanian Prime Minister visited India in March 1958.[3] Today, Romania also has honorary consulates in Chennai and Kolkata, and India has an honorary consulate in Timișoara.[4]
The Indian and Romaniam governments discussed the terms of a proposed a refinery project in Assam in mid-1958.[5]
Bilateral trade between the two countries was US$727.27 million in 2011–12. India exported $269.54 million to, and imported $457.73 million, worth of goods from Romania.[6] Bilateral trade totaled $713 million in 2013.
Several Indian firms such as Ranbaxy, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals (GHCL), WIPRO, Genpact and Raymonds have a presence in Romania.
See also: Hinduism in Romania. As of July 2013, around 950 Indian citizens resided in Romania.