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	{{Infobox Bilateral relations\|Bulgarian-Indian\|Bulgaria\|India}}		{{Infobox Bilateral relations\|Bulgarian-Indian\|Bulgaria\|India}}
	[[File:A Still of Agreed Minutes at the conclusion of 15th session of the Indo - Bulgarian Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific, Technological Cooperation (IRIGC) in New Delhi on November 19, 2004.jpg\|thumb\|A Still of Agreed Minutes at the conclusion of 15th session of the Indo - Bulgarian Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific, Technological Cooperation (IRIGC) in New Delhi on November 19, 2004]]		[[File:A Still of Agreed Minutes at the conclusion of 15th session of the Indo - Bulgarian Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific, Technological Cooperation (IRIGC) in New Delhi on November 19, 2004.jpg\|thumb\|A Still of Agreed Minutes at the conclusion of 15th session of the Indo - Bulgarian Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific, Technological Cooperation (IRIGC) in New Delhi on November 19, 2004]]
	'''Bulgaria–India relations''' are the international relations that exist between the [[Republic of Bulgaria]] and the [[Republic of India]].		'''Bulgaria–India relations''' ([[Bulgarian language\|Bulgarian]]: Българо-индийските отношения; [[Hindi]]: बुल्गारिया-भारत संबंध) are the international relations that exist between the [[Republic of Bulgaria]] and the [[Republic of India]].

	Bulgaria has an embassy in [[New Delhi]] and honorary consulates in [[Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Bulgarian honorary consuls in the countries of accreditation\|url=http://www.mfa.bg/embassies/india/en/3231/index.html\|website=www.mfa.bg\|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> The embassy is jointly accredited to Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Bhutan, and also observes the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - About us\|url=http://www.mfa.bg/embassies/india/en/756/index.html\|website=www.mfa.bg\|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> India has an embassy in [[Sofia]], that is also jointly accredited to Macedonia.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.indembsofia.org/ \|title=Indian embassy in Sofia \|access-date=2009-02-01 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719032901/http://www.indembsofia.org/ \|archive-date=2009-07-19 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		Bulgaria has an embassy in [[New Delhi]] and honorary consulates in [[Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Bulgarian honorary consuls in the countries of accreditation\|url=http://www.mfa.bg/embassies/india/en/3231/index.html\|website=www.mfa.bg\|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> The embassy is jointly accredited to Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Bhutan, and also observes the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - About us\|url=http://www.mfa.bg/embassies/india/en/756/index.html\|website=www.mfa.bg\|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> India has an embassy in [[Sofia]], that is also jointly accredited to Macedonia.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.indembsofia.org/ \|title=Indian embassy in Sofia \|access-date=2009-02-01 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719032901/http://www.indembsofia.org/ \|archive-date=2009-07-19 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

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{{Short description|1=Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of India}}
{{Infobox Bilateral relations|Bulgarian-Indian|Bulgaria|India}}
[[File:A Still of Agreed Minutes at the conclusion of 15th session of the Indo - Bulgarian Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific, Technological Cooperation (IRIGC) in New Delhi on November 19, 2004.jpg|thumb|A Still of Agreed Minutes at the conclusion of 15th session of the Indo - Bulgarian Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific, Technological Cooperation (IRIGC) in New Delhi on November 19, 2004]]
'''Bulgaria–India relations''' are the international relations that exist between the [[Republic of Bulgaria]] and the [[Republic of India]].

Bulgaria has an embassy in [[New Delhi]] and honorary consulates in [[Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Bulgarian honorary consuls in the countries of accreditation|url=http://www.mfa.bg/embassies/india/en/3231/index.html|website=www.mfa.bg|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> The embassy is jointly accredited to Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Bhutan, and also observes the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).<ref>{{cite web|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - About us|url=http://www.mfa.bg/embassies/india/en/756/index.html|website=www.mfa.bg|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> India has an embassy in [[Sofia]], that is also jointly accredited to Macedonia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indembsofia.org/ |title=Indian embassy in Sofia |access-date=2009-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719032901/http://www.indembsofia.org/ |archive-date=2009-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In mid-1954, preliminary negotiations were held between Bulgaria and India in Moscow, and diplomatic relations were established in December 1954.<ref name="Indian Embassy">{{cite web|title=Bilateral - Embassy of India, Sofia (Bulgaria)|url=https://www.indembsofia.org/en/bilateral-relations/bulgaria/india-bulgaria-bilateral-relations/|website=www.indembsofia.org|access-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019152719/https://www.indembsofia.org/en/bilateral-relations/bulgaria/india-bulgaria-bilateral-relations/|archive-date=19 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Indian Foreign Ministry">{{cite web|title=India – Bulgaria Relations|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Bulgaria_December_2014.pdf|website=mea.gov.in|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref>

Bulgaria opened a diplomatic mission (Legation) in New Delhi in April 1955. The mission was re-organized into an embassy in March 1961. India's diplomatic representatives to Bulgaria resided in Belgrade and Bucharest from July 1955 until April 1970. India opened its embassy in Sofia in May 1970.<ref name="Baev"/>

Indira Gandhi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Bulgaria in October 1967. [[Todor Zhivkov]] was the first Bulgarian Prime Minister to visit India in January 1969.<ref name="Baev"/> Gandhi visited Bulgaria again in 1981. Presidents [[V.V. Giri]] visited Bulgaria in 1976, [[Sanjiva Reddy]] in 1980, [[S. D. Sharma]] in 1994, and [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]] in 2003. Bulgarian President Todor Zhivkov visited India in 1976 and 1983, and President [[Peter Stoyanov]] visited in 1998. Prime Minister [[Stanko Todorov]] visited India in 1974 and 1980, and Prime Minister [[Sergei Stanishev]] visited in 2007.<ref name="Indian Embassy"/><ref name="Indian Foreign Ministry"/>

The first bilateral protocol for trade exchange was signed between the two countries in New Delhi on 16 September 1956, and the first agreement for economic, scientific and technical cooperation was signed in Sofia on 2 May 1967. A Joint Commission for Economic, Scientific & Technical Cooperation (with sub-branches for machine-building, electronics, agriculture, chemistry, defense industry, food industry, etc.) was established in November 1973. In 1975, the first cultural agreement between Bulgaria and India.<ref name="Baev">{{cite web|last1=Baev|first1=Jordan|title=Accompanying Note on Indian-Bulgarian Relations|url=http://www.php.isn.ethz.ch/collections/coll_india/IndianBulgarian-Introduction55fb.html?navinfo=113290|website=www.php.isn.ethz.ch|access-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019153816/http://www.php.isn.ethz.ch/collections/coll_india/IndianBulgarian-Introduction55fb.html?navinfo=113290|archive-date=19 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Bilateral trade between Bulgaria and India totaled $338.09 million in 2018-19.<ref name="IB">{{Cite web|title=Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria : India - Bulgaria Bilateral Relations|url=https://www.indembsofia.gov.in/page/india-bulgaria-bilateral-relation/|access-date=2021-04-08|website=www.indembsofia.gov.in}}</ref>

==Bilateral Commercial and Economic Relations==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!India’s Exports to Bulgaria (in US$ millions)
!India’s Imports from Bulgaria (in US$ millions)
!Total Bilateral Trade (in US$ million)
|-
|2013-2014
|168.10
|93.65
|261.75
|-
|2014-2015
|266.45
|103.66
|370.11
|-
|2015-2016
|145.53
|93.72
|239.26
|-
|2016-2017
|239.53
|182.22
|421.75
|-
|2017-2018
|173.24
|141.94
|315.18
|-
|2018-2019
|212.43
|125.66
|338.09
|-
|2019-2020 (Up to November)
|110.04
|100.86
|210.90
|-
|}
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==Bilateral Treaties and Agreements==
India and Bulgaria together signed agreements on Tourism, Avoidance of Double Taxation, Combating Organized Crime, International Terrorism and Illicit Trafficking in Narcotics and Psychotropic substances, Protocol on Foreign Office Consultations, Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, Air Services Agreement, Defence Cooperation, Science and Technology, Extradition, Cooperation in Youth Affairs and Sports, Information Technologies, Economic Cooperation, Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters, Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, Protocol for Amending the Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investment, Protocol of Intent on Labour Relations, Employment and Social Security, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development, abolition of visa requirement for holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports, Programme of Cooperation in the field of Science & Technology, Programme of Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine and Programme for Cooperation in the Fields of Science, Education and Culture, Civil Nuclear Cooperation etc.<ref name="IB"/>

== Cultural Relations ==
Until 2020, the two countries has signed 17 Cultural Exchange Programmes and the last one was signed in [[New Delhi]] in March 2018 for the period 2018-20.<ref name="IB"/> The important milestone in developing literary relationship between India and Bulgaria was [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] winner [[Rabindranath Tagore]]’s visit to Bulgaria in 1926.<ref name="IB"/>
Indian classics like [[Ramayana]], [[Mahabharata]], [[Vedas]], [[Upanishads]], [[Bhagavat Gita]] and [[Panchatantra]] stories and modern authors like [[Prem Chand]], [[Mulk Raj Anand]], [[Amrita Pritam]] etc. are very popular among Bulgarians.<ref name="IB"/> Similarly, literary works of Bulgarian poets like [[Hristo Botev]], [[Hristo Smyrensky]], [[Nikola Vaptsarov]] are widely translated to Indian languages.<ref name="IB"/> Katya Tosheva, a Bulgarian practices [[Yoga]], an ancient Indian exercise and mastered the Indian classical dances of [[Bharatnatyam]], [[Kathak]] and Odissi.

As a part of the Centre for Eastern Languages and Cultures, [[Sofia University]] has an Indology Department. To promote the implementation of Indology in diverse ways and at different levels, East-West Indological Foundation was established in 1997.<ref name="IB"/> Indian embassy in Bulgaria actively organizes a number of high profile cultural events.<ref name="IB"/>

== References ==
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{{Foreign relations of Bulgaria}}
{{Foreign relations of India}}

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[[Category:Bilateral relations of Bulgaria|India]]
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