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India – Morocco Relations

India – Morocco Relations Relations between India and Morocco go back to the 14thcentury when the famous traveler and writer from Tangier, IbnBatuta travelled to India. In modern history, India was active in the UN supporting the Moroccan freedom movement and recognized Morocco on June 20, 1956 when it became independent of the protectoratearrangements with […]

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India-Mauritius Relations

India-Mauritius Relations Diplomatic relations between India and Mauritius were established in 1948. Mauritius maintained contacts with India through successive Dutch, French and British occupation. From 1820s, Indian workers started coming to Mauritius to work on sugar plantations. From 1834, when slavery was abolished by the British Parliament, large numbers of Indian workers began to be

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India-Mauritania Relations

India-Mauritania Relations General: Situated in the north-west of the African continent on the Atlantic coast, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is home to less than 3.5 million people spread in 13 administrative regions. The country has a democratically elected President in Mr (Gen) Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz since August 2009. He was re-elected with a

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India – Mali Relations

India – Mali Relations General: The Republic of Mali achieved its independence from France on September 22, 1960. It is a proclaimed secular state. A landlocked country, Mali is located in West Africa in the southern sub Sahara region. Almost 60 percent of the country is desert (northern – eastern part). The estimated population is

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India – Malawi Relations

India – Malawi Relations The relations between India and Malawi are cordial and friendly. The two countries hold identical views on many regional, international and multilateral issues. India established diplomatic ties with Malawi in 1964, the yearMalawi gained independence. The diplomatic mission was closed down in May 1993 and was reopened in March 2012 .

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India – Madagascar Relations

India – Madagascar Relations India has had maritime links with Madagascar for several centuries and visits to Madagascar and settlements of Indian merchants in Madagascar date at least to the late eighteenth century. The late nineteenth century and early years of the twentieth century witnessed a steady increase in the number of persons from India

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India- Lesotho Relations

India- Lesotho Relations Diplomatic Representation Since 1996, the High Commission in Pretoria has been concurrently accredited to Lesotho. Earlier, Lesotho was concurrently accredited to the High Commission of India in Botswana. Following the visit of Prime Minister Mosisili to India in August 2003, Lesotho opened a resident mission in New Delhi in 2005. India’s Honorary

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India-Liberia Relations

India-Liberia Relations India-Liberia relations, going back over six decades, are warm and friendly. Liberia has concurrent accreditation of Ambassador of India to Cote d’Ivoire with residence in Abidjan. Liberia too does not have a resident Mission in New Delhi. President of Liberia, H.E. Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize 2012 for

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India – Libya Relations

India – Libya Relations Though separated by geography, India and Libya enjoy strong bilateral ties. India established its Diplomatic Mission in Tripoli in 1969. The high water mark of Indo-Libya relations was the visit of Late Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi to Libya in 1984. India has supported Libya in international fora. India welcomed the

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India – Kenya Relations

India – Kenya Relations Kenya shares borders with Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and Tanzania. It gained independence from Britain in 1963. It has been led by Presidents Jomo Kenyatta (1963-78), Daniel arap Moi (1978-2002), Mwai Kibaki (2002-2013). H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as President of Kenya on 9 April 2013. H.E. William Ruto

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