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{{Short description|1=Diplomatic relations between the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania}}
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'''India–Mauritania relations''' refers to the international relations that exist between [[India]] and [[Mauritania]].

== History ==
Mauritania was originally concurrently accredited to the Embassy of India in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]. The accreditation was transferred to the Embassy of India in [[Bamako]], [[Mali]], following its opening in May 2009.<ref name="MEA2013" /> India also maintains an Honorary Consulate General in [[Nouakchott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Consul General|url=http://www.indconsmauritania.com/cgi.php?id=Consul|website=Honorary Consulate of India, Nouakchott|access-date=16 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> Mauritania has no diplomatic mission in India.

Mauritanian Minister for Economy and Development Didi ould Tah visited India in 2009 to participate in the CII Africa Conclave.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/portal/foreignrelation/mauritania_bilateral_xp_1_.pdf|title=India – Islamic Rep of Mauritania Relations|date=January 2013|website=Ministry of External Affairs|access-date=16 April 2017}}</ref> The Mauritanian Ministers of Economic Development and of Rural Development visited New Delhi in March 2013 to attend the 9th CII EXIM-Bank Conclave. President [[Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz]] attended the second [[India–Africa Forum Summit]] (IAFS) hosted by India at [[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]] in May 2011. Aziz also held bilateral discussions with Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] on the sidelines of the Summit.<ref name="MEA2013">{{cite web|url=https://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/India-Mauritania_Relations.pdf|title=India – Islamic Rep of Mauritania Relations|date=July 2013|website=Ministry of External Affairs|access-date=16 April 2017}}</ref>

At the request of Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], President Abdel Aziz led a high level delegation including Cabinet Ministers and other senior officials to attend the [[third India-Africa Forum Summit]] in New Delhi in October 2015. This was the first visit by a Mauritanian head of state to India.<ref name="MEA2016" /><ref>{{cite web|title=India's Modi, Zimbabwe's Mugabe press for UN reform|url=http://www.thenational.ae/world/africa/indias-modi-zimbabwes-mugabe-press-for-un-reform|website=The National|access-date=16 April 2017}}</ref> He held bilateral discussion with Prime Minister Modi on 29 October.<ref>{{cite web|title=PM Narendra Modi Holds 10 Bilateral Meetings With African Leaders|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-holds-10-bilateral-meetings-with-african-leaders-1237992|website=NDTV.com|access-date=16 April 2017}}</ref> Modi invited Mauritania to join the [[International Solar Alliance]]. Aziz announced that Mauritania would open an embassy in New Delhi to boost bilateral relations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Modi holds bilaterals with 41 visiting African leaders|url=http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/india/356952/modi-holds-bilaterals-with-41-visiting-african-leaders|website=The Peninsula Qatar|access-date=16 April 2017}}</ref>

==Trade==
Bilateral trade between India and Mauritania grew from US$2.24 million in 1996–97 to $102.4 million in 2014–15. Trade declined to $76.91 million in 2015–16. India exported $58.35 million worth of goods to Mauritania, and imported $18.56 million in 2015–16.<ref>{{cite web|title=Total Trade|url=http://commerce.gov.in/EIDB.aspx|website=Department of Commerce|access-date=15 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> The main commodities exported by India to Mauritania are cereals, tanning and dyeing extracts, plastic products, cotton, ceramic, iron and steel articles, nuclear reactors, boilers and related mechanical appliances, and non-railway vehicles. The major commodities imported by India from Mauritania are iron and steel, ores, slag, ash, cotton and copper made articles, aluminium, and electrical machinery.<ref name="MEA2016" />

Mauritania has no investments in India. Some Indian mining, power and oil companies operate in Mauritania. Several Indian firms have been involved in executing projects funded by lines of credit from the Indian Government. Archean Group became the first Indian company to begin commercial mining of phosphates in Mauritania in November 2010. Archean operates in the country through a joint venture with the Government of Mauritania called the Bofal Indo Mining Company S.A.<ref name="MEA2013"/>

== Cultural relations ==
Goods of Indian origin are commonly found at markets and among retailers in Mauritania. Indian fabric is specifically used to manufacture a traditional dress worn by Mauritanian women. [[North Indian culture#Traditional clothing|North Indian clothing]] is popular among Mauritanians. Dubbed [[Indian film]]s and [[Television in India|television shows]] are popular in the country.<ref name="MEA2016" />

As of January 2016, about 200-250 Indians reside in Mauritania. The community is primarily engaged in mining, power, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas exploration, construction and agro-industrial sectors. About 40 Indians are employed as labourers at various construction sites in the country. There is also a small group of Catholic nuns from the Mangalore-based Bethany Sisters who run a school and a hospital in Mauritania.<ref name="MEA2016" />

==Foreign aid==
India provides developmental, human resource development and infrastructural aid to Mauritania through direct bilateral assistance, the [[New Partnership for Africa's Development]] (NEPAD) and through IAFS initiatives. India implemented the [[Pan-African e-Network project]], which it had proposed at the first IAFS in 2008, in Mauritania. Several other proposals for assistance have also been made under the IAFS such as the establishment of a Farm Science Centre in Mauritania.<ref name="MEA2016"/> India offered to establish a Centre for English Language Training in the country in September 2011. Mauritania was also selected as one of five African nations to set up a Human Settlement Centre.<ref>{{cite web|title=India – Islamic Rep of Mauritania Relations|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Mauritania__Islamic_Republic_of__December_2014_eng.pdf|website=Ministry of External Affairs|access-date=16 April 2017|date=December 2014}}</ref>

In January 2010, India provided two lines of credit of $15 million for agro-industries and $6.8 million for a drinking water project in Mauritania.<ref name="MEA2013" /> A portion of the funds were used by the Government of Mauritania to procure harvesters and other agricultural machinery.<ref name="MEA2016"/> India also extended a $65.68 million line of credit to Mauritania for a solar-diesel hybrid [[rural electrification]] project in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cprindia.org/sites/default/files/policy-briefs/India%E2%80%99s%20Reinvigorated%20Relationship%20with%20Africa.pdf|title=INDIA'S REINVIGORATED RELATIONSHIP WITH AFRICA|date=16 December 2016|website=Centre for Policy Research|page=8|author1=Rani D. Mullen|author2=Kashyap Arora|access-date=16 April 2017}}</ref>

Citizens of Mauritania are eligible for scholarships under the [[Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Scholarships & Trainings|url=http://www.indconsmauritania.com/cgi.php?id=Scholarships|website=Honorary Consulate of India, Nouakchott|access-date=16 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> the Special Commonwealth Assistance for Africa Programme (SCAAP),<ref name="MEA2013" /> and the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Africa Scholarships|url=http://www.iccr.gov.in/content/africa-scholarships|website=Indian Council for Cultural Relations|access-date=5 April 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512210421/http://iccr.gov.in/content/africa-scholarships|archive-date=12 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as Indian agricultural scholarships administered through the African Union.<ref name="MEA2016">{{cite web|title=India – Islamic Rep of Mauritania Relations|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/MAURITANIA_Jan_2016.pdf|website=Ministry of External Affairs|access-date=16 April 2017|date=January 2016}}</ref>

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