India-Papua New Guinea relations
Map indicating locations of India and Papua New Guinea

India
Papua New Guinea

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 Tamilnadu Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in Chennai with the Ministry of External Affairs Head of Secretariat Mr. Venkatachalam Murugan.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Papua New Guinea High Commission to India". Papua New Guinea High Commission In India. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "India High Commission to Papua New Guinea". Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "India-Papua New Guinea Relations" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Cedric Patjole (14 December 2017). "PNG-India enter economic partnership". Looppng. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "TN Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan launches PNG Coffee in India; AdzGuru connects businesses of India, Papua New Guinea". ThePrint. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  6. ↑ "Papua New Guinea Launches Coffee in India - Articles". ZEE5. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-02-07.


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