Armenia–India relations
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International relations between Armenia and India have been described as amicable.[1] In 2022, it was reported that the two nations were exploring the possible of long-term military cooperation.[2]
History
Early history
According to Zenob Glak, one of the first disciples of Gregory the Illuminator, the patron saint of Armenia, at least 7 Hindu cities were established in Armenia sometime around 349 B.C. The institution of Nakharar was founded by Hindu Kings from even earlier. Zenob wrote that the colony was established by two Indian princes from Ujjain who had invaded Armenia.[5] Under the Hindu rulers, the cities flourished until the dawn of Christianity in Armenia in 301 A.D.[6] The ruins of the
Literary evidence indicates the existence of Indian settlements in Armenia as early as 149 BC. The settlements were established in Taron, Greater Armenia (roughly corresponding to the Muş Province of present-day Turkey) by two Indian Princes, their families and retinue, on land provided by the then rulers of Armenia.[9][10]An archive directory (published 1956) in
Medieval history
Modern history
Indian President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan visited the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in September 1964, and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visited in June 1976.[14]
India recognized Armenia on 26 December 1991, three months after it declared independence from the Soviet Union. Diplomatic relations between India and Armenia were established on 31 August 1992. India opened its embassy in Yerevan on 1 March 1999. Armenia, which had opened an honorary consulate in April 1994, established its embassy in New Delhi in October 1999.[15]
Armenian Presidents Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan visited India in 1995, 2003 and 2017 respectively.[16]
In 2019 after an interview with
Armenia signed an agreement to purchase four Swathi Weapon Locating Radars for US$40 million from India in March 2020.[18] In September 2022, Armenia signed an agreement worth ₹2,000 crore (US$250 million) to purchase four batteries of Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers, anti-tank rockets, and various types of ammunition from India.[19]
Armenian community in India
Cultural relationship
Armenia and India organised a joint issuing of postage stamps, illustrating the cultural heritage of the two nations. The Indian
Armenian genocide recognition
India has not recognized the Armenian genocide. However, during World War I, when India was under British colonial rule, the country found itself at war against the Ottoman Empire, the predecessor of Turkey. Many Armenians sought refuge in India, most notably in Calcutta.[24] With the relations between India and Turkey worsened since the 2010s, mainly due to Turkey's open support for Pakistan, which also shares similar stance with Turkey, there has been growing call for recognition of the genocide in India.[25] For the first time, under the Premiership of Narendra Modi, the Indian embassy in Armenia has mentioned the genocide and Indian ambassador Kishan Dan Dewal also paid respect to the victims of the genocide in 2021.[26]
Diplomacy
See also
- Armenian Church, Chennai
- Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist
- Armenian cemetery in Hyderabad
- Armenians in India
- Hinduism in Armenia
- India-Russia relations
- Pakistan-Armenia relations
References
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- ^ "India, Armenia Exploring Long-term Military Cooperation • MassisPost". MassisPost. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ India and Armenia Partners - Embassy of India in Armenia [ENG] Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2". Cyropaedia. Vol. 3.
Cyrus heard that the Chaldaeans made frequent trips to the Indian king
- ^ India-Eurasia, the way ahead: with special focus on Caucasus, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Centre for Caucasian Study Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, 2008 p. 205
- ^ Memoir of a Hindu Colony in Ancient Armenia, by Johannes Avdall, Esq., M. A. S., Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Volume V, Issue 54, 1836, II.
- ^ Ghrejyan, Lousine (2010). "Երկվորյակների առասպելի ելակետային արժեքը հայ վիպական հուշարձանների հորինվածքում [Initial Significance of the Myth of Twins in the Composition of Armenian Epic Monuments]". Patma-Banasirakan Handes (in Armenian) (2): 178–192.
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- ^ "Bilateral Brief on India- Armenia Relations". www.indianembassy.am. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Bongard-Levin, Grigory (1960). "Indians in Ancient Armenia". Indian Historical Records Commission. Vol. 35. New Delhi: Government of India Press. pp. 56–58.
- ^ Anusha Parthasarathy (30 July 2013). "Merchants on a mission". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ Julfa v. Armenians in India
- ^ "Armenia Virtual Museum - Armenia in India A Cultural Legacy - Armenian Cultural Centre Chennai". CogniShift.Org. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "ARMENIA-INDIA BILATERAL RELATIONS". www.indianembassy.am. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "INDIA - ARMENIA RELATIONS" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs, India.
- ^ "Bilateral Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Armenia.
- ^ "We fully defend Indian position: Armenia PM Nikol Pashinyan on Jammu and Kashmir". WION. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "India pips Russia, Poland to secure $40 million defence deal with Armenia". Business Today. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Pubby, Manu. "Arming Armenia: India to export missiles, rockets and ammunition". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Dance | Ministry of Culture, Government of India". www.indiaculture.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Two new postage stamps celebrate Armenian, Indian national dances". panarmenian.net. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Two new postage stamps dedicated to "Armenia-India joint issue. National dances" theme".
- ^ "Two new postage stamps celebrate Armenian, Indian national dances". www.newsinfo.am. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Armenia still lives in the heart of Kolkata | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. April 24, 2016.
- ^ "India Hyphenates Turkey | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses".
- ^ "Indian Embassy in Armenia uses term "genocide" for the first time: Ambassador paid homage to victims at Yerevan Memorial".