India–Romania relations
Map indicating locations of India and Romania

India
Romania
Indira Gandhi meeting Nicolae Ceaușescu in New Delhi; 1969.

India and Romania maintain international relations.

Early history

Romania and India were briefly connected by Alexander the Great's empire in 326 BC.

George Coșbuc's adaptation of Abhijñānaśākuntalam, published in 1897

Direct contact between India and Romania dates back a few centuries.[1][2]

Modern history

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]

Economic relations

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.[1][2]

Several Indian firms such as Ranbaxy, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals (GHCL), WIPRO, Genpact and Raymonds have a presence in Romania.[6]

Indians in Romania

As of July 2013, around 950 Indian citizens resided in Romania.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Malhotra, K.L. (7 May 2014). "Romania – A Friend Indeed". epaper.financialexpress.com. The Financial Express. p. 22. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 Malhotra, K.L. (14 May 2014). "Romania – A Friend Indeed". The Indian Express. p. 28. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ↑ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1599/1/lsd_02_06_19-11-1958.pdf page 49
  4. ↑ "Brief history | EMBASSY OF ROMANIA in the Republic of India". newdelhi.mae.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Lok Sabha Debates" (PDF). 19 November 1958. p. 50. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "India -Romania Relations" (PDF). mea.gov.in. Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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