La política exterior de la India hacia América Latina

Iberoamérica. 2023. No. 3. P. 118–141.

Aleksei I. Zakhárov

The paper examines the main directions of India’s foreign policy

toward Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The author explores the

history of political and diplomatic relations between New Delhi and the

region, highlighting the stages of their development and some areas of

bilateral agenda, defines the LAC place in the Indian foreign policy and

argues that the key officials and authorities involved in Indian foreign policy-

making have paid insufficient attention to the region. The paper looks into

India’s cooperation with key regional partners – Brazil, Mexico, and

Argentina. These bilateral relations have embraced a wide range of different

areas, albeit having a limited nature of the strategic dialogue. The author

identifies the spheres of India’s economic interest in these countries and in

the region as a whole and highlights the main industries for Indian exports

and investments. In conclusion, the author puts forward the assumption that

in its regional policy the Indian government will focus on economic

diplomacy. However, the further expansion of ties will largely depend on

Indian private companies’ activities as well as on their capability to

withstand competition with other international actors and adapt to the

changing environment in the LAC countries’ markets.

Keywords: инвестиции, Бразилия, Индия, внешняя политика, Мексика, Латинская Америка, foreign policy, investments, India, Brazil, Argentina, Аргентина, Венесуэла, Venezuela, Mexico, Торгово-экономические связи, Latin America