Guatemala–India relations

Guatemaala–India relations

Guatemala
India

Guatemala–India relations refers to the bilateral ties between India and Guatemala. The countries established diplomatic relations with each other in the 1970s, and have decided to open resident missions in the other country.[1]

Both nations are part of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Country comparison

Guatemala Republic of Guatemala India Republic of India
Coat of Arms
Flag Guatemala India
Population 16,176,133 1,311,420,165
Area 108,889 km2 (42,042 sq mi) 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)
Population Density 129/km2 (330/sq mi) 391.8/km2 (1,015/sq mi)
Capital Guatemala City New Delhi
Largest City Guatemala City – 2,110,100 (4,500,000 Metro) Mumbai – 12,442,373 (18,414,288 Metro)
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic Federal parliamentary
constitutional republic[2]
First Leaders President: Rafael Carrera President: Rajendra Prasad
Vice President: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Prime Minister:Jawaharlal Nehru
Current Leaders President: Jimmy Morales
Vice President: Jafeth Cabrera		 President: Ram Nath Kovind
Vice President: Venkaiah Naidu
Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
Official languages Spanish
English
&
Hindi
GDP (nominal) US$68.389 billion ($4.101 per capita) US$2.607 trillion ($1,965 per capita)

Diplomatic missions

Diplomatic relations between Guatemala and India were established in 1972. India opened its embassy in Guatemala City on 2 May 2011. Guatemala opened its embassy in New Delhi on 9 April 2013.[3][4]

Trade

According to the Ministry of Commerce of the Government of India, total trade between India an Guatemala was worth just $92 million in 2009-10, with India accounting for nearly $87 million worth of the trade or around 95%.[5]

Spice war

There is increased competition between in the production of cardamom between India and Guatemala, among other spices.[6][7] Some sources have referred to this as a "spice war."[8]

Illegal immigration

Due to the visa-free entry that Guatemala offers to Indian citizens,[9] there has been a report in the Daily Mail newspaper that a human trafficking network operates, which transports people from India to the United States, by first flying to Istanbul and then travelling on to Guatemala and finally to Texas.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "India-Guatemala Relations". mea.gov.in. Accessed January 2014.
  2. ↑ National Informatics Centre 2005.
  3. ↑ http://en.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Guatemala_Opens_Embassy_in_India
  4. ↑ http://en.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/India_Opens_Embassy_in_Guatemala_1
  5. ↑ Trade and Commerce
  6. ↑ Spice war: India v Guatemala | beyondbrics
  7. ↑ Varma, M Sarita (December 30, 2000). "Hrithik wrangle may scar India's cardamom bottom line". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "India loses out to Guatemala in cardamom exports". Commodity Online. April 19, 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala
  10. ↑ From India to the U.S. via the jungles of Guatemala: Investigation exposes route taken by human traffickers | Mail Online

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