India–Ireland relations

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Indo-Irish relations
Map indicating locations of Ireland and India

Ireland
India
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of India, Dublin
Envoy
Irish Ambassador to India Brendan WardIndian Ambassador to Ireland Sandeep Kumar

India–Ireland relations (

W B Yeats, James Joyce, Sister Nivedita and Annie Besant
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Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Enda Kenny at Government Buildings, Dublin.

Emerging relations

'India and Ireland', a speech given by Éamon de Valera in February 1920
Embassy of India in Dublin

During the struggles for freedom from colonial rule, Indian and Irish "nationalist movements were linked by a history of rebellion against British rule."

Lord Salisbury continued, perhaps prophetically, that "Ireland must be kept like India by persuasion if not by force." The aim to progress Irish Catholics and Indian Muslims and Hindus served to promote the cultural nationalisms and autonomous demands of both nations.[7]

A significant number of Irish people joined the Imperial Civil Service and the Indian Army during the nineteenth century. Prominent Irish civil servants and military officers in India include Sir Michael O'Dwyer and Colonel Reginald Dyer, both of whom were directly responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, where troops under Dyer's command fired into a crowd of non-violent protestors, killing 379 people and wounding thousands. Additionally, Irish missionaries, educationalists, medical and engineering service professionals were also posted in India during this period.[6]

Formal relations

Mutual recognition occurred in 1947, upon

Bengaluru.[6]

Extravenous ties

The bombing of Air India's

NRIs were tied with Ahakista and County Cork. An elegant memorial in the village stands as a testimony to these ties; while the opening of an Éamon de Valera Marg in the Indian capital also fostered these ties.[6]

Irish philanthropy

Some €5m was said[

wells at girls’ schools; this supported the twin aims of providing clean water and promoting education for the girl-child.[10]

Economic relations

Total trade between the two countries went from €363.5 million in 2005 to €447.3 million in 2007. Indian exports (having been higher in at least the accounted period) counted for €279.8 million to Indian imports of €167.5 million in 2007.[6]

Indian exports included garments and clothing, textile yarn, and medical and pharmaceutical products. Indian imports included telecommunications and sound equipment, automatic data processing machines, and other manufactured articles.

Indian companies Ranbaxy Laboratories, Wockhardt Group and Reliance Life Sciences in the pharmaceutical industry; with TCS and other IT companies in the relevant field. Irish companies in India were much broader with IT services, banking video gaming, oil exploration, media outlets, the Met Pro Group, property companies, cement companies, food processing, and software products industries represented.

Furthermore, a Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement was signed in 2006 with Ahern's visit to India. Furthermore, an estimated 1,000 Indian students were said to be studying in Ireland, while 20,000 – 25,000 Indian and

PIO's were said to reside in Ireland (16,000 – 18,000 of whom were Indian citizens).[6]

And Ireland India Council also seeks to foster business ties between the two states. The Council sought to increase "People to People Contact," "Cultural Exchange" engendered through cultural awareness as a necessary attribute to nurturing bilateral relations and / or economic interactions, as "Exchange of Ideas," and more importantly "Business-to-Business Interaction." The council said it existed to provide services for:[11]

  • Networking in desirable business sectors both in India and in Ireland
  • Assist its members in setting and operating their business in India and vice versa
  • Provide travel assistance to its members
  • Organise workshop and conferences to its members
  • Provide cultural familiarisation and training to the companies staff and executives

The Ireland India Business Association (IIBA) was founded in May 2008 to enhance and increase commercial links between Irish and Indian businesses.[citation needed]

Cultural relations

During a visit to India in November 2012 with delegation from 16 universities, Minister for Education and Skills Ciarán Cannon said that the two countries have "old ties" and there were many Irish missionaries who run schools in India. He also announced: "We want very strong education ties with India. We not only want Indian students to come to Ireland but we also want Irish students to come to India. Ireland to grow, needs trade. If our students have international exposure, it will be easier for us to grow." In this vein, he unveiled several scholarships for Indian students to study in Ireland.[12] IUA's International Education Manager Sinead Lucey said: "Choosing Ireland is a very smart choice for students in areas such as IT, pharmaceuticals and food where there are not enough graduates to fill the jobs. In fact, Ireland has been looking to India to fill some of these jobs. Also, the number of multinational companies in Ireland is something you won’t get in other countries and they continue to create job opportunities for skilled graduates." It followed the enticing prospect of extended visas to work in Ireland with chances to apply for residency and citizenship.[13]

Bilateral visits

From India
From Ireland

See also

  • South Asian people in Ireland

References

  1. ^ The Indian Year Book of International Affairs. Vol. 1. 1951. p. 157.
  2. ^ "The Irish Influence on the Indian Constitution: 60 Years On – Human Rights in Ireland". Humanrights.ie. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Irish influence on Indian Constitution: What many may not know". Thecircular.org. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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  5. ^ In addition to the Ireland and India, one such study (T.G. Fraser's Partition in Ireland, India and Palestine.) has also extended the comparison to the other great British blemish Palestine. India and Ireland in the Colonial World. Columbia.edu
  6. ^ a b c d e f India-Ireland_Relations. Mea.gov.in
  7. ISBN 978-3-486-56594-2
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  8. ^ Ireland and India: Post-independence DiplomacyAuthor(s): Kate O'Malley Source: Irish Studies in International Affairs , 100 years of Irish Foreign Policy (2019) Published by: Royal Irish Academy
  9. ^ Ireland and India: Post-independence DiplomacyAuthor(s): Kate O'Malley; Source: Irish Studies in International Affairs , 100 years of Irish Foreign Policy (2019) Published by: Royal Irish Academy
  10. ^ "Department of Foreign Affairs". www.irelandinindia.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ^ Ireland-India Business Support. Irelandindiacouncil.ie
  12. ^ Ireland’s Special Scholarship for Indian Students. Educationnews.com. 27 November 2012
  13. ^ Ireland launches full scholarship Archived 12 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Scholarshipstimes.com. 29 February 2012

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