India–Mexico relations: Difference between revisions

Indo-Mexican relations
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of India, Mexico City	Embassy of Mexico, New Delhi
Envoy
Indian Ambassador to Mexico Pankaj Sharma	Mexican Ambassador to India Federico Salas Lotfe

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India and Mexico have had contact since the 1500s, but formal diplomatic relations were first established in 1950. Both nations are members of the G-20 major economies and the United Nations.

History[edit | edit source]

During colonialism in both India and Mexico, relations and trade were carried out by the Spanish who through the Manila-Acapulco Galleon traded with Indian traders and brought their products to New Spain (present day Mexico). In the 1500s, a few hundred Indians were taken as slaves and transported to Mexico.^[1] In the 1600s, an Indian woman in Mexico known as Catarina de San Juan was kidnapped by Portuguese pirates and brought to the Philippines. From there, she was brought to Mexico and sold to a man in the Mexican State of Puebla. Her presence in Puebla inspired the creation of the China poblana dress, based on the traditional gowns that she wore.^[2]

In 1947, Mexico became the first Latin American nation to recognize the independence of India from the United Kingdom.^[3] On first 1 August 1950, both nations established diplomatic relations and on the following year, Mexico opened an embassy in Delhi.^[4] To show the importance of the new relations between the two nations, the first Mexican ambassador to India was former Mexican President Emilio Portes Gil. In 1962, Nobel Prize laureate Octavio Paz was named ambassador to India.^[4]

In 1961, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Indian head-of-state to pay a visit to Mexico. In 1962, Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos paid an official visit to India. There would be many more high-level visits between leaders of both nations.^[4]

During the Goa liberation movement, when Indo-Portuguese tensions soared, Mexico offered the Indian government its influence in Latin America to bring pressure on the Portuguese to relieve tensions.^[5]

Both nations work closely in several multilateral organizations. The Sonora variety of Mexican wheat was fundamental in the Green Revolution in India.^[3] In 2010, India opened a cultural center in Mexico City in response to the broad interests manifested in Mexico by the different facets of Indian culture and lifestyle.^[6]

In June 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Mexico. While in Mexico, Prime Minister Modi met with President Enrique Peña Nieto and the two leaders held bilateral, political and economic partnership discussions.^[7]

In March 2022, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard paid a visit to India and met with his counterpart S. Jaishankar.^[8] While in India, Ebrard met with local business leaders in order to increase trade relations between India and Mexico. Ebrard also announced the upcoming opening of a Mexican consulate in Mumbai.^[8] The consulate in Mumbai was opened in March 2023.^[9]

High-level visits[edit | edit source]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President Claudia Sheinbaum on the sidelines of 51st G7 summit at Kananaskis, Canada; June 2025.

High-level visits from India to Mexico^[3]

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1961)
Foreign Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao (1980)
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (1981)
President Zail Singh (1984)
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi (1986)
President Pratibha Patil (2008)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2012)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2016)
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar (2021)

High-level visits from Mexico to India^[3]

President Adolfo López Mateos (1962)
President Luis Echeverría (1975)
President José López Portillo (1981)
President Miguel de la Madrid (1985)
Foreign Secretary Jorge Castañeda Gutman (2002)
Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez (2004)
President Felipe Calderón (2007)
Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa (2010)
Foreign Secretary José Antonio Meade (2014)
Foreign Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu (2016)
Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard (2022, 2023)

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi attending the North–South Summit in Cancún along with her Mexican counterpart President José López Portillo; 1981.
President Vicente Fox and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flying to Scotland to attend the 31st G8 summit; 2005.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Pratibha Patil, President Felipe Calderón and first lady Margarita Zavala in New Delhi, 2007.
President Felipe Calderón and President Pratibha Patil in Mexico City; 2008.
Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, 2010.
Foreign Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, 2016.
President Enrique Peña Nieto with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mexico City; 2016.

Bilateral agreements[edit | edit source]

Both nations have signed numerous bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on Cultural Cooperation (1975); Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1975); Agreement on Economic and Financial Cooperation (1982); Agreement on Touristic Cooperation (1996); Memorandum of Understanding on Communication Cooperation (1996); Agreement on Cultural and Educational Exchanges (2005); Agreement on Visa Exemption for Official and Diplomatic Passports (2005); Extradition treaty (2007); Agreement on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (2007); Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (2007); Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation and Prevent Tax Evasion in the Matter of Income Taxes (2007); Air service agreement (2008); Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters (2012); and a Memorandum of Understanding between India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) on expanding the programs of cooperation and exchange, particularly in areas of research, technological development and innovation (2023).^[10]^[3]

Migration[edit | edit source]

The Indian community in Mexico is relatively small and estimated to be around 8,000; comprising mostly software engineers of Indian IT companies. There are several executives in the Indian and international companies, academics/professors in the local universities and some private businessmen in textile and garment business. There are also a few Indian restaurants have been running successfully in Mexico.^[3]

Trade[edit | edit source]

In 2023, two-way trade between both nations amounted to US$8.6 billion.^[11] India's main exports to Mexico include: telephones and mobile phones, motors and motor vehicles, parts and accessories for motor vehicles, tires, electronics, medicines, chemical based products, clothing and footwear, aluminum and iron based materiales, diamonds, fruits, seeds, and spices. Mexico's main exports to India include: telephones and mobile phones, machinery, electronic integrated circuits, gold, chemical based products, scrap metal, parts and accessories for motor vehicles, minerals, and alcohol.^[11]

At least 17 Mexican companies have presence in India. Mexican multinational companies such as Cinépolis, Gruma, Grupo Bimbo, KidZania, Nemak, Orbia and Softtek (among others) operate in India. Over 200 Indian companies have presence in Mexico. Indian multinational companies such as HCLTech, Infosys, Lupin Limited, Sun Pharma, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro (among others) operate in Mexico.^[3]

Resident diplomatic missions[edit | edit source]

India has an embassy in Mexico City.^[12]
Mexico has an embassy in New Delhi and a consulate in Mumbai.^[13]

References[edit | edit source]

Template:Foreign relations of Mexico

[1] La Esclavitud Asiática en el Virreinato de la Nueva España, 1565-1673 (in Spanish)

[2] A Mughal Princess in Baroque New Spain

[Bilateral-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 India-Mexico Relations

[History-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 History of diplomatic relations between Mexico and India (in Spanish)

[5] US Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12 - 561. Document 66

[6] Abre sus puertas el Centro Cultural de la India (in Spanish)^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] India-Mexico Joint Statement during the visit of Prime Minister to Mexico

[Ebrard-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Marcelo Ebrard concluye su gira por la India y Medio Oriente (in Spanish)

[9] El canciller Ebrard abre en Mumbai el primer consulado orientado a la innovación e inversión en ciencia y tecnología (in Spanish)

[10] Bilateral agreements between Mexico and India (in Spanish)

[Trade-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Data México: India

[12] Embassy of India in Mexico City

[13] Embassy of Mexico in New Delhi

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+{{Infobox bilateral relations|Indo-Mexican|India|Mexico|mission1=Embassy of India, [[Mexico City]]|mission2=Embassy of Mexico, [[New Delhi]]|envoytitle1=Indian Ambassador to Mexico|envoy1=Pankaj Sharma|envoy2=Federico Salas Lotfe|envoytitle2=Mexican Ambassador to India}}
-[[File:Visita Primer Ministro de la República de la India, Narendra Modi (27519470686).jpg|thumb|244px|President [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in Mexico City; 2016.]]
-'''Mexico–India relations''' ({{Lang-es|Relaciones India-México}}; {{Lang-hi|भारत-मेक्सिको संबंध}}), also called '''Mexican-Indian relations''' or '''Indo-Mexican relations''', refers to the [[diplomatic relations]] between [[India]] and [[Mexico]]. Both nations are members of the [[G-20 major economies]] and the [[United Nations]].
+[[India]] and [[Mexico]] have had contact since the 1500s, but formal [[diplomatic relations]] were first established in 1950. Both nations are members of the [[G-20 major economies]] and the [[United Nations]].
 ==History==
-During colonialism in both India and Mexico, relations and trade were carried out by the Spanish who through the [[Manila Galleon|Manila-Acapulco Galleon]] traded with Indian traders and brought their products to [[New Spain]] (present day Mexico). In the 1500s, a few hundred Indians were taken as slaves and transported to Mexico.<ref>[https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/viewFile/278/255 La Esclavitud Asiática en el Virreinato de la Nueva España, 1565-1673 (in Spanish)]</ref> In the 1600s, an Indian woman in Mexico known as [[Catarina de San Juan]] was kidnapped by Portuguese pirates and brought to the [[Philippines]]. From there, she was brought to Mexico and sold to a man in the Mexican State of [[Puebla]]. Her presence in Puebla inspired the creation of the [[China poblana]] dress, based on the traditional gowns that she wore.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.analesiie.unam.mx/pdf/71_37-73.pdf |title=A Mughal Princess in Baroque New Spain |access-date=2018-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921030327/http://www.analesiie.unam.mx/pdf/71_37-73.pdf |archive-date=2018-09-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+During colonialism in both India and Mexico, relations and trade were carried out by the Spanish who through the [[Manila galleon|Manila-Acapulco Galleon]] traded with Indian traders and brought their products to [[New Spain]] (present day Mexico). In the 1500s, a few hundred Indians were taken as slaves and transported to Mexico.<ref>[https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/600/60022589001.pdf La Esclavitud Asiática en el Virreinato de la Nueva España, 1565-1673 (in Spanish)]</ref> In the 1600s, an Indian woman in Mexico known as [[Catarina de San Juan]] was kidnapped by Portuguese pirates and brought to the [[Philippines]]. From there, she was brought to Mexico and sold to a man in the Mexican State of [[Puebla]]. Her presence in Puebla inspired the creation of the [[China poblana]] dress, based on the traditional gowns that she wore.<ref>[http://www.analesiie.unam.mx/pdf/71_37-73.pdf A Mughal Princess in Baroque New Spain]</ref>
-In 1947, Mexico became the first [[Latin America]]n nation to recognize the independence of India from the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=Bosques>[https://centrogilbertobosques.senado.gob.mx/docs/F_India.pdf Bilateral relations between Mexico and India (in Spanish)]</ref> On first 1 August 1950, both nations established diplomatic relations and on the following year, Mexico opened an embassy in [[Delhi]]. To show the importance of the new relations between the two nations, the first Mexican ambassador to India was former Mexican President [[Emilio Portes Gil]]. In 1962, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate [[Octavio Paz]] was named ambassador to India.<ref>[http://www.sre.gob.mx/images/stories/docnormateca/manexte/embajadas/MOEMIndia.pdf Senate of Mexico: India (in Spanish)]</ref>
+In 1947, Mexico became the first [[Latin America]]n nation to recognize the independence of India from the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=Bilateral>[https://www.indiainmexico.gov.in/eoimx_pages/MTE5 India-Mexico Relations]</ref> On first 1 August 1950, both nations established diplomatic relations and on the following year, Mexico opened an embassy in [[Delhi]].<ref name=History>[https://sre.gob.mx/images/stories/docnormateca/manexte/embajadas/MOEMIndia.pdf History of diplomatic relations between Mexico and India (in Spanish)]</ref> To show the importance of the new relations between the two nations, the first Mexican ambassador to India was former Mexican President [[Emilio Portes Gil]]. In 1962, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate [[Octavio Paz]] was named ambassador to India.<ref name=History />
-In 1961, Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] became the first Indian head-of-state to pay a visit to Mexico. In 1962, Mexican President [[Adolfo López Mateos]] paid an official visit to India. There would be many more high-level visits between leaders of both nations.<ref name=Senado>[http://www.senado.gob.mx/comisiones/relext_ap/docs/nombramiento_MPO.pdf Appointment of new Mexican Ambassador to India (in Spanish)]</ref>
+In 1961, Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] became the first Indian head-of-state to pay a visit to Mexico. In 1962, Mexican President [[Adolfo López Mateos]] paid an official visit to India. There would be many more high-level visits between leaders of both nations.<ref name=History />
-During the [[Goa liberation movement]], when Indo-Portuguese tensions soared, Mexico offered the Indian government its influence in Latin America to bring pressure on the Portuguese to relieve tensions.<ref>US Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12 - 561. [https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/kennedyjf/46453.htm] Document 66,</ref>
+During the [[Goa liberation movement]], when Indo-Portuguese tensions soared, Mexico offered the Indian government its influence in Latin America to bring pressure on the Portuguese to relieve tensions.<ref>[https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/kennedyjf/46453.htm US Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12 - 561. Document 66]</ref>
-Both nations work closely in several multilateral organizations. The Sonora variety of Mexican wheat was fundamental in the [[Green Revolution in India]].In 2010, India opened a cultural center in [[Mexico City]] in response to the broad interests manifested in Mexico by the different facets of Indian culture and lifestyle.<ref>[http://www.protocolo.com.mx/embajadas/abre-sus-puertas-el-centro-cultural-de-la-india/ Abre sus puertas el Centro Cultural de la India (in Spanish)]</ref>
+Both nations work closely in several multilateral organizations. The Sonora variety of Mexican wheat was fundamental in the [[Green Revolution in India]].<ref name=Bilateral /> In 2010, India opened a cultural center in [[Mexico City]] in response to the broad interests manifested in Mexico by the different facets of Indian culture and lifestyle.<ref>[http://www.protocolo.com.mx/embajadas/abre-sus-puertas-el-centro-cultural-de-la-india/ Abre sus puertas el Centro Cultural de la India (in Spanish)]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+In June 2016, Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] paid an official visit to Mexico. While in Mexico, Prime Minister Modi met with President [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] and the two leaders held bilateral, political and economic partnership discussions.<ref>[https://www.narendramodi.in/india-mexico-joint-statement-during-the-visit-of-prime-minister-to-mexico-june-08-2016--484257 India-Mexico Joint Statement during the visit of Prime Minister to Mexico]</ref>
+In March 2022, Mexican Foreign Minister [[Marcelo Ebrard]] paid a visit to India and met with his counterpart [[S. Jaishankar]].<ref name=Ebrard>[https://www.milenio.com/politica/marcelo-ebrard-concluye-gira-india-oriente Marcelo Ebrard concluye su gira por la India y Medio Oriente (in Spanish)]</ref> While in India, Ebrard met with local business leaders in order to increase trade relations between India and Mexico. Ebrard also announced the upcoming opening of a Mexican consulate in [[Mumbai]].<ref name=Ebrard /> The consulate in Mumbai was opened in March 2023.<ref>[https://www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/el-canciller-ebrard-abre-en-mumbai-el-primer-consulado-orientado-a-la-innovacion-e-inversion-en-ciencia-y-tecnologia El canciller Ebrard abre en Mumbai el primer consulado orientado a la innovación e inversión en ciencia y tecnología (in Spanish)]</ref>
 ==High-level visits==
-[[File:Heads of State Cancun Summit 1981.jpg|thumb|right|Prime Minister Indira Gandhi attending the [[North–South Summit]] in Cancun along with her Mexican counterpart President José López Portillo; 1981.]]
+[[File:PM Narendra Modi meets the President of Mexico, Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on the sidelines of 51st G7 Summit at Kananaskis, in Canada.jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President Claudia Sheinbaum on the sidelines of [[51st G7 summit]] at [[Kananaskis Improvement District|Kananaskis]], [[Canada]]; June 2025.]]
-[[File:Vicente Fox Singh.jpg|thumb|right|Former Mexican President [[Vicente Fox]] and former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh; 2005.]]
+'''High-level visits from India to Mexico'''<ref name=Bilateral />
-'''High-level visits from India to Mexico'''<ref name=Bosques />
 * Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (1961)
+* Foreign Minister [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] (1980)
 * Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] (1981)
 * President [[Zail Singh]] (1984)
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 * Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] (2012)
 * Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] (2016)
+* Foreign Minister [[S. Jaishankar]] (2021)
-'''High-level visits from Mexico to India'''
+'''High-level visits from Mexico to India'''<ref name=Bilateral />
 * President [[Adolfo López Mateos]] (1962)
 * President [[Luis Echeverría]] (1975)
 * President [[José López Portillo]] (1981)
 * President [[Miguel de la Madrid]] (1985)
+* Foreign Secretary [[Jorge Castañeda Gutman]] (2002)
+* Foreign Secretary [[Luis Ernesto Derbez]] (2004)
 * President [[Felipe Calderón]] (2007)
+* Foreign Secretary [[Patricia Espinosa]] (2010)
+* Foreign Secretary [[José Antonio Meade]] (2014)
+* Foreign Secretary [[Claudia Ruiz Massieu]] (2016)
+* Foreign Secretary [[Marcelo Ebrard]] (2022, 2023)
+==Gallery==
+<gallery class="center">
+File:Heads of State Cancun Summit 1981.jpg|Prime Minister Indira Gandhi attending the [[North–South Summit]] in Cancún along with her Mexican counterpart President José López Portillo; 1981.
+File:Vicente Fox Singh.jpg|President Vicente Fox and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flying to [[Scotland]] to attend the [[31st G8 summit]]; 2005.
+File:Felipe Calderon Hinojosa and his wife Mrs. Margarita Zavala with the President, Smt. Pratibha Patil and the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at a ceremonial reception, in New Delhi on September 10, 2007.jpg|Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Pratibha Patil, President Felipe Calderón and first lady Margarita Zavala in New Delhi, 2007.
+File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil with the President of Mexico, Shri Filipe Calderon Hinojosa inspecting the Guard of Honour, at a ceremonial reception, in Mexico City on April 17, 2008.jpg|President Felipe Calderón and President Pratibha Patil in Mexico City; 2008.
+File:The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Mrs. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano calling on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on August 16, 2010.jpg|Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, 2010.
+File:The Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Minister), Mexico, Ms. Claudia Ruiz Massieu calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 11, 2016 (1).jpg|Foreign Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, 2016.
+File:Visita Primer Ministro de la República de la India, Narendra Modi (27519470686).jpg|President [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in Mexico City; 2016.
+</gallery>
 ==Bilateral agreements==
-Both nations have signed numerous bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on Cultural Cooperation (1975); Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1975); Agreement on Economic and Financial Cooperation (1982); Agreement on Touristic Cooperation (1996); Memorandum of Understanding on Communication Cooperation (1996); Agreement on Cultural and Educational Exchanges (2005); Agreement on Visa Exemption for Official and Diplomatic Passports (2005); Extradition treaty (2006); Agreement on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (2007) and an Air service agreement (2008).<ref name=Bosques />
+Both nations have signed numerous bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on Cultural Cooperation (1975); Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1975); Agreement on Economic and Financial Cooperation (1982); Agreement on Touristic Cooperation (1996); Memorandum of Understanding on Communication Cooperation (1996); Agreement on Cultural and Educational Exchanges (2005); Agreement on Visa Exemption for Official and Diplomatic Passports (2005); Extradition treaty (2007); Agreement on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (2007); Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (2007); Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation and Prevent Tax Evasion in the Matter of Income Taxes (2007); Air service agreement (2008); Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters (2012); and a Memorandum of Understanding between India’s [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR) and Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) on expanding the programs of cooperation and exchange, particularly in areas of research, technological development and innovation (2023).<ref>[https://cja.sre.gob.mx/tratadosmexico/buscador?keywords=&category_id=&theme_id=&country_id=68&organization_id= Bilateral agreements between Mexico and India (in Spanish)]</ref><ref name=Bilateral />
 ==Migration==
-[[File:Modi_Nieto_Mexico_June_2016.jpg|thumb|right|Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India (left, background) in talks with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico during a visit to Mexico, 2016]]
+The [[Indian Mexicans|Indian community in Mexico]] is relatively small and estimated to be around 8,000; comprising mostly software engineers of Indian IT companies. There are several executives in the Indian and international companies, academics/professors in the local universities and some private businessmen in textile and garment business. There are also a few Indian restaurants have been running successfully in Mexico.<ref name=Bilateral />
-The Indian community in Mexico is relatively small and estimated to be around 5,500; comprising mostly software engineers of Indian IT companies. There are several executives in the Indian and international companies, academics/professors in the local universities and some private businessmen in textile and garment business. Mostly Indian academics and businessmen are permanent residents of Mexico, the rest are on short term work assignments of 2–3 years and get replaced after that.
 ==Trade==
-In 2018, two-way trade between both nations amounted to US$10 billion.<ref>[http://www.economia-snci.gob.mx/sic_php/pages/estadisticas/ Mexican Ministry of the Economy: India (in Spanish)]</ref> India's main exports to Mexico include: textiles, gems, jewelry, leather and software. Mexico's main exports to India include: petroleum, machinery, fertilizers and chemicals.<ref name=Bosques /> Between 1999 and 2014, Indian companies invested US$68.9 million in Mexico. From 2009 to 2011, Mexican companies invested US$282 million in India.<ref name=Senado /> Several Mexican multinational companies operate in India such as [[Cinépolis]], [[Gruma]], [[Grupo Bimbo]], [[KidZania]], and [[Nemak]]. Approximately 174 Indian companies invest and operate in Mexico.
+In 2023, two-way trade between both nations amounted to US$8.6 billion.<ref name=Trade>[https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/country/india Data México: India]</ref> India's main exports to Mexico include: telephones and mobile phones, motors and motor vehicles, parts and accessories for motor vehicles, tires, electronics, medicines, chemical based products, clothing and footwear, aluminum and iron based materiales, diamonds, fruits, seeds, and spices. Mexico's main exports to India include: telephones and mobile phones, machinery, electronic integrated circuits, gold, chemical based products, scrap metal, parts and accessories for motor vehicles, minerals, and alcohol.<ref name=Trade />
+At least 17 Mexican companies have presence in India. Mexican multinational companies such as [[Cinépolis]], [[Gruma]], [[Grupo Bimbo]], [[KidZania]], [[Nemak]], [[Orbia]] and [[Softtek]] (among others) operate in India. Over 200 Indian companies have presence in Mexico. Indian multinational companies such as [[HCLTech]], [[Infosys]], [[Lupin Limited]], [[Sun Pharma]], [[Tata Consultancy Services]], and [[Wipro]] (among others) operate in Mexico.<ref name=Bilateral />
+[[File:Embajada de la India en Ciudad de México.jpg|thumb|right|Embassy of India in Mexico City]]
 ==Resident diplomatic missions==
-[[File:Embajada de la India en Ciudad de México.jpg|thumb|right|Embassy of India in Mexico City]]
+* India has an embassy in Mexico City.<ref>[https://www.indiainmexico.gov.in Embassy of India in Mexico City]</ref>
-* India has an [[Embassy of India, Mexico City|embassy in Mexico City]].<ref>[https://www.indiainmexico.gov.in Embassy of India in Mexico City]</ref>
+* Mexico has an embassy in [[New Delhi]] and a consulate in [[Mumbai]].<ref>[https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/india/ Embassy of Mexico in New Delhi]</ref>
-* Mexico has an embassy in [[New Delhi]].<ref>[https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/india/ Embassy of Mexico in New Delhi]</ref>
 == See also ==
-* [[Embassy of India, Mexico City]]
 * [[Hinduism in Mexico]]
 * [[Indian Mexicans]]
 * [[M. N. Roy|Manabendra Nath Roy]]
+* [[Punjabi Mexican Americans]]
 ==References==