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'''India–Uganda relations''' are bilateral relations between the [[Republic of India]] and the [[Republic of Uganda]]. India and Uganda established [[diplomatic relations]] in 1965 and each maintain a [[High Commission]] in the other's capital. The Indian High Commission in [[Kampala]] has concurrent accreditation to [[Burundi]] and [[Rwanda]]. Uganda hosts a large Indian community and India–Uganda relations cover a broad range of sectors including political, economic, commercial, cultural and scientific cooperation.<ref>{{cite web|title=High Commission of India in Kampala|url=http://hcikampala.co.ug/|access-date=27 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107123636/http://hcikampala.co.ug/|archive-date=7 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==
Relations between India and Uganda began with the arrival of over 30,000 Indians in Uganda in the 19th century who were brought there to construct the [[Uganda Railway|Mombasa–Kampala railway line]]. Ugandan independence activists were inspired in their struggle for Ugandan independence by the success of the [[Indian freedom struggle]] and were also supported in their struggle by [[Indian Prime Minister]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref name="enteruganda">{{cite web|title=India is Uganda's biggest investor, trading partner|url=http://www.enteruganda.com/brochures/indianaindeday.html|publisher=New Vision|access-date=27 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122092723/http://www.enteruganda.com/brochures/indianaindeday.html|archive-date=22 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="hcikampala">{{cite web|title=India-Uganda Relations|url=http://www.hcikampala.co.ug/downloads/India-UgandaRelations.pdf|publisher=High Commission of India in Kampala|access-date=27 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124062736/http://www.hcikampala.co.ug/downloads/India-UgandaRelations.pdf|archive-date=24 January 2013}}</ref>
Indo-Ugandan relations have been good since Uganda's independence except during the regime of [[Idi Amin]]. Amin in 1972 [[Expulsion of Asians from Uganda|expelled]] over 55,000 [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|persons of Indian origin]] and 5,000 Indians who had largely formed the commercial and [[Economy of Uganda|economic backbone of the country]] accusing them of exploiting native Ugandans.<ref name="hcikampala" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Idi Amin under Indian scanner|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/idi-amin-under-indian-scanner/article3300020.ece|access-date=27 December 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 April 2012}}</ref> Since the mid-1980s when [[President of Uganda|President]] [[Yoweri Museveni]] came to power, relations have steadily improved. Today some 20,000 Indians and [[Indians in Uganda|PIOs]] live or work in Uganda.<ref name="hcikampala" /> Ethnic tensions between Indians and Ugandans have been a recurring issue in bilateral relations given the role of Indians in the Ugandan economy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ugandan Minister assures Indian business his country is safe|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/0tncw3bBIkgIyGxK7YAPdP/Ugandan-Minister-assures-Indian-business-his-country-is-safe.html|access-date=27 December 2012|newspaper=HT Mint|date=4 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Uganda killing: four held|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/17/stories/2007041703501300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125115004/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/17/stories/2007041703501300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|access-date=27 December 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=17 April 2007}}</ref>

== Economic relations ==
Indians and persons of Indian origin play a key role in the Ugandan economy in the manufacturing, trade and service sectors. Indian businesses employ thousands of Ugandans and are among the largest taxpayers in Uganda. Traditionally, Indians in Uganda were traders of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati descent]]. Immigrants from [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and healthcare workers from [[Kerala]] have also arrived in Uganda in recent years. Since the 1980s, India has emerged as one of the largest investors and trading partners of Uganda.<ref name="enteruganda" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Uganda: Forty Years After Idi Amin Expelled Asians|date=6 August 2012|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/uganda-forty-years-after-idi-amin-expelled-asians-739228|publisher=International Business Times|access-date=27 December 2012}}</ref>

Bilateral trade between the two countries amounted to $728 million in 2010–11, with the balance of trade heavily in India's favour with Ugandan exports to India accounting for only $16.7 million of the total trade. Uganda imports almost 30% of its [[Pharmaceutical industry in India|pharmaceuticals from India]] while India emerged the second largest source of [[Foreign Direct Investments]] for Uganda in 2011.<ref name="mea">{{cite web|title=India-Uganda Relations|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Uganda-January-2012.pdf|publisher=Ministry of External Affairs|access-date=27 December 2012}}</ref> Firms run by PIO families and PIO business groups, such as the [[Madhvani Group|Madhvani]], [[Mehta Group|Mehta]], [[Mukwano Group|Mukwano]] and [[Ruparelia Group|Ruparelia]], are among the largest in Uganda, while Indian companies, such as [[Tata Coffee]], [[Bank of Baroda]] and [[Airtel Africa|Airtel]], have a significant presence in Uganda.<ref name="enteruganda_a">{{cite web|title=India, Uganda maintain ties|url=http://www.enteruganda.com/brochures/indiaties5.htm|access-date=27 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122054852/http://www.enteruganda.com/brochures/indiaties5.htm|archive-date=22 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Technical cooperation ==
Since Uganda's independence, India has been an important destination for [[higher education]] for Ugandan students. Several top [[Politics of Uganda|Ugandan politicians]] including former [[Prime Minister of Uganda|prime minister]] [[Kintu Musoke]] and deputy prime minister [[Kirunda Kivejinja]] have studied in India. Since the 1960s, under the [[Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme]], Ugandan officials, scientists and other professionals have attended training courses in India.<ref name="enteruganda" />
Following the [[India–Africa Forum Summit]]s in [[New Delhi]] and [[Addis Ababa]], India has decided to establish three key institutions in Uganda – the India-Africa Institute of Foreign Trade, the Food Processing Business Incubation Centre and the Material Testing Laboratory. Uganda has been linked to the [[Pan-African e-Network project]] being undertaken by India allowing it to access Indian expertise through telemedicine and tele-education.<ref>{{cite news|title=India, Uganda ministers open tele-education learning centre|url=http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9777:india-uganda-ministers-open-tele-education-learning-centre|access-date=4 January 2013|newspaper=The Observer|date=22 August 2010}}</ref> Uganda has also benefited from India's Focus Africa Initiative and its New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development which have set aside over $200 million for Africa's economic development.<ref name="mea" /><ref name="enteruganda_a" /><ref>{{cite news|title=India set to sign catchup cooperation deals with Africa|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/0fcgrdapkNpOAC77VCzqTP/India-set-to-sign-catchup-cooperation-deals-with-Africa.html|access-date=27 December 2012|newspaper=HT Mint|date=25 May 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indians in Uganda]]
* [[High Commission of India, Kampala]]

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

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