Belize–India relations
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Belize–India relations are foreign relations between Belize and India. The countries maintain honorary consulates in each other's capital cities. Bilateral trade between Belize and India was worth US$26 million in 2012.
Diplomatic relations
Belize and India maintain warm diplomatic relations.[1][2] Belize has an honorary consulate in New Delhi, and India has an honorary consulate in Belize City, under the jurisdiction of its embassy in Mexico City.[1] Belize and India are both member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, and support each other on most issues on international fora.[1] Belize and India also engage in dialogue through the Central American Integration System (SICA) that the former is a member of, on issues such as anti-terrorism, climate change and food security.
Economic relations
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bilateral trade between Belize and India between April 2011 and March 2012 was worth US$26 million, up 83% from US$14 million in the previous year.[3] Belize imports textiles, organic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and machinery from India. India imports agricultural products from Belize.[1][4]
On 18 September 2013, Belize and India signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement in Belmopan.[5]
Cultural relations
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Asian Indians in Belize constitute approximately four per cent of the population of Belize.[6] Cultural troupes from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations make visits to Belize.[5] India provides two ICCR scholarships and 11 training slots under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC) each year to students and professionals from Belize.[5]
See also
References
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