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{{Short description|1=Diplomatic relations between the Republic of India and the Republic of Paraguay}}
{{Infobox bilateral relations
| title = India–Paraguay relations
| party1 = India
| party2 = Paraguay
| map = India Paraguay Locator.svg
| filetype = svg
| size =
| mission1 = Consulate General of India in Asunción
| mission2 = Embassy of Paraguay in New Delhi
| envoytitle1 = Honorary Consul General
| envoy1 = Javier Zucolillo<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indembarg.org.ar/eoi.php?id=CGParaguay |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203162935/http://www.indembarg.org.ar/eoi.php?id=CGParaguay |archive-date=2017-02-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| envoytitle2 = Ambassador
| envoy2 = Genaro Vicente Pappalardo<ref>http://www.paraguayembassy.in/brf_history.php</ref>
}}

'''India–Paraguay relations''' refers to bilateral relations between the [[Republic of India]] and the [[Republic of Paraguay]].

==History==
Diplomatic relations between India and Paraguay were established on 13 September 1961.<ref name = "ParaguayEmbassy">{{cite web|title=Brief history of diplomatic relations between Paraguay and India|url=http://www.paraguayembassy.in/brf_history.php|website=Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay in India|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> Paraguay opened its embassy in India in March 2006. The embassy is jointly accredited to Sri Lanka. Paraguay also maintains Honorary Consulates in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai.<ref name = "ParaguayEmbassy"/><ref name="MEADec2016"/> India is represented in Paraguay through its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and an Honorary Consulate in [[Asunción]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Consul General in Paraguay|url=http://www.indembarg.org.ar/eoi.php?id=CGParaguay|website=Embassy of India, Buenos Aires|access-date=3 February 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203162935/http://www.indembarg.org.ar/eoi.php?id=CGParaguay|archive-date=3 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2012, [[Fernando Lugo]] became the first Paraguayan President to visit India. He was accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Commerce, and other senior government officials.<ref name="MEADec2016"/>

Paraguay supported India's bid for election to the UN Human Rights Council for the term 2015–17.<ref name="MEADec2016"/>

==Bilateral agreements==
An agreement between India and Paraguay provides visa-free travel privileges to holders of Diplomatic and Official passports since 1996.<ref name="MEADec2016"/>

==Economic relations==
Bilateral trade between India and Paraguay totaled US$212 million in 2015, registering a growth of 27% over the previous year. India exported $145 million worth of goods to Paraguay and imported $67 million worth of commodities. The main commodities exported from India to Paraguay are organic chemicals, vehicles, auto parts, cosmetics, machinery, pharmaceuticals, plastics, sound and image devices, [[aluminium]], and rubber products. The main commodities exported from Paraguay to India are soya oil (94% of imports), sunflower oil, leather and wood.<ref name="MEADec2016"/>

Citizens of Paraguay are eligible for scholarships under the [[Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme]]. Many Paraguayan diplomats have received training in the Foreign Service Institute of India.<ref name="MEADec2016"/>

==Indian diaspora in Paraguay==
As of December 2016, around 600 Indians, 200 of whom are Indian citizens, reside in Paraguay, primarily in the city of Ciudad del Est in south-eastern Paraguay. The community is mostly of Gujarati and Sindhi origin. They are primarily engaged in trade, wholesale and retail businesses.<ref name="MEADec2016">{{cite web|title=India - Paraguay Bilateral Relations|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Paraguay_DEC2016.pdf|website=Ministry of External Affairs|access-date=3 February 2017|date=9 December 2016}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100109112912/http://www.indembarg.org.ar/ Embassy of India in Buenos Aires, Argentina]
* [http://www.paraguayembassy.in/ Embassy of Paraguay in New Delhi]

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