Estonia–India relations
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Estonia–India relations refers to the bilateral
On 30 December 2020, the
Official visits
To India:
- October 1993 – Foreign Minister
- February 1999 – State visit of Lennart Meri, the President[3][4]
- November 2008 – Urmas Paet, the Foreign Minister[5][6]
- September 2012 – the Estonian Minister of Education with Senior Delegation from all three major universities of Estonia visit organised by Unica Solutions Ltd. Estonia Education open day was held at Hilton Mumbai.
To Estonia:
- August 1995 – Minister of State for External Affairs
- 2001 – Minister of External Affairs, Ranjit Singh Kalha, and Estonia's Foreign Minister Toomas Hendrik Ilves meet to discuss cooperation in combating terrorism.[7]
- November 2003 – Digvijay Singh, the Minister of State for External Affairs
Indian Embassy
The Embassy of India in Tallinn is the upcoming
History
Estonia has been under the jurisdiction of Embassy of India in Helsinki since 1991.[10] In 2012, a "visa representation centre" was established in the town hall square of Tallinn, with then Estonian foreign minister Urmas Paet declaring that Estonia would establish an embassy in New Delhi soon after.[11] Plan to set up a new resident embassy in Estonia was announced 30 December 2020.[12]
Ambassador
Raveesh Kumar is the current Indian Ambassador to Estonia.[13]
Trade
In 2007, India was Estonia's 34th largest import partner and 37th largest export partner. Imports into Estonia doubled in 2006. The total value of trade between the countries in 2007 was €30.8 million.[14]
While Indian investment in Estonia is small-scale and is in the commercial and food sector, Estonia has no direct investment in India.[14] However, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet has expressed desire to improve economic ties and appoint a non-resident ambassador and open its own embassy besides two existing honorary embassies.[6][15]
India has signed the Joint Business Council Agreement with the Estonian Chamber of Commerce.[16][17]
Financial Year | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
Exports to Estonia from India | 80.33 | 64.32 | 65.44 |
Imports from Estonia to India | 60.54 | 108.21 | 54.06 |
Total bilateral trade | 140.87 | 172.53 | 119.5 |
Cultural
The first person from Estonia to visit India at the end of the 17th century was the
The first Estonian textbooks to mention India were written by Georg Gottfried Marpurg (1805) and Karl Ernst Berg (1811). The first Estonian publication to arrive in India was Pühhapäiwa Wahhe-luggemissed (Sunday Intermediary Readings) of
Several papers on the
Several
By the late 19th century, India was widely known to Estonians. In addition to the textbooks and the press, brochures were issued on the mission, the Rebellion of 1857,
Playing Indian music has become a tradition in the Estonian film festival Orient. Veena player Dr.Mustafa Raza has performed in the festival three times.[14]
The Estonian-Indian Cultural Society was established in 2004 and since then has made regular donations to the Estonian Institute of Humanities, the National Library of Estonia and the University of Tartu.[15]
Political
The Estonian–Indian Parliament Group was established in the Riigikogu in 2004.[21] Estonia has supported India's bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. Estonia also supports the Indian draft on Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) in the United Nations.[22]
Science
In a collaboration with
Agreements
Estonia and India have several agreements on co-operations on subjects varying from Science and Technology to Culture, Education, Science, Sports, Arts, Mass Media, Tourism and Youth Affairs.[14][16] In 1999 India and Estonia signed a joint business council agreement to increase investment and trade between the two countries.[25]
- Declaration of Principles and Directions of Co-operation between the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of India which came into force 15 October 1993
- Agreement on Co-operation in the Fields of Science and Technology which came into force on 6 August 1999[3]
- Agreement on Co-operation in the Spheres of Culture, Education, Science, Sports, Arts, Mass Media, Tourism and Youth Affairs which came into force 11 November 1999
- Agreement on Economic and Technical Co-operation which came into force 13 March 2000
- Agreement on Trade and Economic Co-operation which came into force 24 August 2004[17]
See also
References
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