India–Papua New Guinea relations explained

India and Papua New Guinea established diplomatic relations in 1975. Papua New Guinea has a High Commission in New Delhi,[1] whilst India operates a High Commission in Port Moresby.[2]

History

Relations started in 1975 when PNG became independent from Australia and ever since relations have grown. In 2010–11 fiscal year, Papua New Guinea-India trade reached US$239 Million. India has been educating many PNG officers/students and many Indians live in Papua New Guinea serving in sectors such as IT, Education, Government and Trade.[3]

Trade

In 2017, PNG and India entered an Economic Partnership Agreement with a focus on investments and infrastructure projects in Papua New Guinea to facilitate more trade with India.[4]

The President of the IETO and India Africa Trade Council (IATC) Dr. Asif Iqbal and the India Pacific Trade Council organized the Launch of Papua New Guinea coffee in India with the High Commissioner of Papua New Guinea H.E Paulias Korni OBE and the Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in Chennai with the Ministry of External Affairs Head of Secretariat Mr. Venkatachalam Murugan.[5] [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papua New Guinea High Commission to India. Papua New Guinea High Commission In India. 7 October 2018. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062600/http://www.pnghcdelhi.in/. dead.
  2. Web site: India High Commission to Papua New Guinea. Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs. 7 October 2018.
  3. Web site: India-Papua New Guinea Relations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181008095721/https://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Papua_New_Guinea.pdf . 8 October 2018 . 7 October 2018 . Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
  4. Web site: Patjole . Cedric . 14 December 2017 . PNG-India enter economic partnership . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181008022750/http://www.looppng.com/business/png-india-enter-economic-partnership-71122 . 8 October 2018 . 7 October 2018 . Looppng.
  5. Web site: 10 January 2022 . TN Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan launches PNG Coffee in India; AdzGuru connects businesses of India, Papua New Guinea . 2022-02-07 . ThePrint . en-US . ANI.
  6. Web site: 2022-01-10 . Papua New Guinea Launches Coffee in India - Articles . https://web.archive.org/web/20220207065747/https://www.zee5.com/articles/papua-new-guinea-launches-coffee-in-india . 7 February 2022 . 2022-02-07 . ZEE5 . en.

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