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'''India–Zambia relations''' are bilateral [[diplomatic relations]] between [[India]] and [[Zambia]]. India maintains a [[High Commission of India in Lusaka]] that is concurrently accredited to [[Malawi]] while Zambia has a High Commission in [[New Delhi]].

== History ==
India and Zambia have cordial relations. The [[Indian freedom struggle]] inspired [[Kenneth Kaunda]] and Zambia's independence movement. India has supported Zambia's economic and technological development while it has supported India on international fora on [[Kashmir dispute|the issue of Jammu and Kashmir]], [[terrorism]] and [[Indian nuclear programme|India's nuclear tests]] in 1998. Zambia has also extended support to India's claim for permanent membership of an expanded [[UN Security Council]].
[[President of Zambia|Presidents]] Kaunda, [[Frederick Chiluba]] and [[Levy Mwanawasa]] have paid [[state visit]]s to India while [[President of India|Presidents]] [[V V Giri]], [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] and [[R Venkataraman]] and [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Ministers]] [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Rajiv Gandhi]] have led Indian state visits to Zambia.<ref>{{cite web|title=India-Zambia Relations|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Zambia-January-2012.pdf|publisher=Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India|access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>

== Economic ties ==

=== Trade ===
Trade between India and Zambia amounted to $200 million in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zambia-India trade 'ridiculously low', says Mwansa|url=http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=26082|access-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=The Post Online|date=22 March 2012}}</ref> Indian exports to Zambia include pharmaceuticals, transport equipment, plastics and chemicals while semi-precious stones, non-ferrous metals, ores (copper and cobalt), semi-precious stones and raw cotton constitute Indian imports from Zambia.<ref name="indoafrican">{{cite web|title=Country Profile - Zambia|url=http://www.indoafrican.org/zambia.htm|access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> India and Zambia aim to increase this trade to $1 billion and Zambia has been seeking investments from India in its core economic sectors.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zambia high on radar of Indian investment explorations|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2868385.ece|access-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=February 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Zambia: Assist Us Develop, India Urged|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201111211122.html|publisher=All Africa|access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>

=== Investments ===
Since 2007, [[foreign direct investment]]s from India into the Zambian economy has amounted to $3 billion. This includes a $2.6 billion investment by [[Vedanta Resources]] in [[Konkola Copper Mines]], the establishment of a $300 million [[manganese]] processing plant by Taurian Manganese and [[Bharti Airtel|Bharti Airtel's]] establishment of Airtel Zambia after its acquisition of Zain Telecom's African businesses.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's FDI to Zambia tops US$3 billion|url=http://www.africanreview.com/financial/economy/indias-fdi-to-zambia-tops-us3-billion|access-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=African Review|date=14 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514064803/http://www.africanreview.com/financial/economy/indias-fdi-to-zambia-tops-us3-billion|archive-date=14 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Economic cooperation ===
India has for long extended government credit to Zambia to facilitate its development and trade between the countries. Support has included soft loans from India's [[Exim Bank (India)|Exim Bank]] and the donation of transport equipment, agricultural equipment and emergency medical supplies to Zambia.<ref name="indoafrican" /> During [[Vice President of India|Vice President]] [[Hamid Ansari|Hamid Ansari's]] visit to Zambia in 2010, India extended [[lines of credit]] worth $125 million to Zambia to enable it to expand its power generation capacity and to establish the joint venture, 120 MW, [[Itezhi-Tezhi Dam|Itezhi Tezhi hydropower project]].<ref>{{cite news|title=India offers Zambia $75 million line of credit|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/J72TI2vyCfboaD7O1prQBK/India-offers-Zambia-75-million-line-of-credit.html|access-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=HT Mint|date=January 6, 2010}}</ref> Zambia is also part of the Duty Free, Quota Free (DFQF) regime for its exports to India as a [[Least Developed Country]] and part of the [[Government of India|Government of India's]] lines of credit programme.<ref name="hcizambia">{{cite web|title=India-Zambia Bilateral Relations|url=http://www.hcizambia.com/india-zambia%20bilateral%20relations.htm|publisher=High Commission of India, Lusaka|access-date=3 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602170307/http://www.hcizambia.com/india-zambia%20bilateral%20relations.htm|archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref>

== Technical cooperation ==
India extends technical cooperation to Zambia for training its defence and civilian personnel through the [[Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme]]. [[Indian armed forces]] personnel have also been deputed to Zambia to help train the Zambian armed forces. Several Zambian defence chiefs have been trained in India and since 1994 a Military Advisory Team of four [[Indian Army]] officers have been posted to the [[Defence Services Command and Staff College]] in Zambia.<ref name="indoafrican" /><ref name="hcizambia" />

== See also ==
* [[Indians in Zambia]]
* [[Hinduism in Zambia]]

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

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