India–Kazakhstan relations
India |
Kazakhstan |
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Diplomatic mission | |
Embassy of India, Astana | Embassy of Kazakhstan, New Delhi |
Envoy | |
Indian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Shubhdarshini Tripathi | Kazakhstani Ambassador to India Bulat Sergazyuly Sarsenbayev |
India–Kazakhstan relations (
: Отношения Индии и Казахстана) , also referred to as Indian-Kazakhstani relations or Indo-Kazakhstani relations, are theHistory
India recognised the independence of
Development of bilateral relations
As of 2003, Indian–Kazakhstani trade stands at $78,910,000.
India is working towards the development of its civilian nuclear energy industry as a clean alternative to satisfy its huge energy needs. Since Kazakhstan has plenty of the uranium required for nuclear energy, India is developing a strong relationship with Kazakhstan. India invited the Kazakh President for the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, in January 2009.
Trade balance
Trade value | |||||||||
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2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | |||||
Total trade | $130,590,000 | $436,250,000 | $426,220,000 | $917,840,000 | $952,260,000 | ||||
Exports from India to Kazakhstan | $172,160,000 | $244,390,000 | $286,230,000 | $261,510,000 | $250,590,000 | ||||
Imports to India from Kazakhstan | $138,420,000 | $191,860,000 | $139,990,000 | $656,330,000 | $701,570,000 | ||||
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, India as on 08.07.2015[4]
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Major products exported to Kazakhstan by India include pharmaceuticals, medical products, Tea, Telephone apparatus, Raw tobacco and construction machinery. Major Exports from Kazakhstan and imported by India include: petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals; radioactive chemical elements; asbestos and titanium.[5]
Kazakhstan is the largest supplier of uranium to India providing 5,000 tonnes during 2015–19.[6]
Humanitarian Assistance
COVID-19
Kazakhstan sent medical equipment and protective gear to India in response to the surging new COVID-19 cases experienced in May 2021.[7]
Strategic co-operation
India and Kazakhstan have developed close collaboration in fighting religious terrorism an extremism, as well as in promoting regional security.[1] A joint memorandum signed in December 2002 enabled joint projects such as training military officers, developing joint military-industrial projects and establishing a partnership between the defence industries of India and Kazakhstan.[1] India has also provided support and emerged as a partner in Kazakhstan's bid to develop a naval fleet in the Caspian Sea, despite opposition from Kazakhstan's northern neighbour, Russia.[1] The Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited India in January 2009 and a civil nuclear pact were made with India under which the uranium-rich Central Asian country will supply fuel to atomic plants in India.[8]
The two countries held the Prabal Dostyk joint military exercises in Kazakhstan in 2016 and the Himachal Pradesh region in 2017.[9]
Kazakhstan and TAPI
India has broached the idea of a hydrocarbon pipeline with Kazakhstan that would bring fuel through a five-nation route. India unveiled the concept of the pipeline, which in future could be extended to Russia, during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his visiting Kazakh counterpart Erlan Idrissov. The two Ministers will revisit the idea when they will meet twice in the coming months — first on the sidelines of the Istanbul process meeting on Afghanistan in Almaty and later during a stand-alone visit by Mr. Khurshid to the Kazakh capital of Astana.
The proposed pipeline would cover about 1,500 km (930 mi), thus making it longer than the planned Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline which will serve as the role model. It will head from the former Silk Road caravanserai city of Shymkent, known today for oil refining, and enter Uzbekistan. From there it will go to Afghanistan and then follow the route to be taken by the TAPI pipeline into India via Pakistan. Officials said currently most hydrocarbon pipelines from Central Asia are on an east–west axis. This pipeline will, like TAPI, be on a north–south axis, providing a new route to South Asia for hydrocarbons extracted from Central Asia.[10]
Indian Ambassadors to Kazakhstan
- Rajiv Sikri (1995-1999)
- Syed Raza Hashim (1999-2002)
- Vidya Sagar Verma (2002-2004)
- Asoke Kumar Mukherjee (2004-2007)
- Ashok Sajjanhar (2007-2010)
- Ashok Kumar Sharma (2011-2014)
- Harsh Kumar Jain (2014-2017)
- Prabhat Kumar (2017-2021)
- Shubdarshini Tripati (2021-present)[11]
References
- ^ The Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the originalon 18 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Archived from the originalon 31 May 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Dutta, Sanjay (10 October 2006). "India, Kazakhstan to oil ties in IT, space". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Country Wise Trade from India". Mistry of Commerce & Industry India. Mistry of Commerce & Industry India. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "India-Kazakhstan Relations" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs India. Government of India. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "'We may scale up supply of uranium to India': Kazakhstan ambassador Bulat Sarsenbayev". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Kazakhstan to deliver humanitarian assistance to India". EUReporter.
- ^ "India signs pact with Kazakhstan for uranium supply". The Times Of India. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ "Indian, Kazakhstan armies end joint military exercise in HP". Outlook India.
- ^ "India proposes hydrocarbon pipeline from Kazakhstan". The Hindu. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Посольство Индии в Казахстане". Сайт Посольства Индии в Казахстане. www.indembastana.gov.in. Retrieved 5 May 2020.