CHILE

April 28, 2022

The Union Cabinet of India approved the signing of the MoU between India and Chile for cooperation in Disability Sector.

About:

  • Chile is a country in the western part of South America.

  • It occupies a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south.

  • It is the world's southernmost country, the closest to Antarctica, that is geographically on the mainland. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago

India Chile relations

  • The year 2019-20 marked 70th year of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

  • Bilateral relations have strengthened over the years with exchange of high-level visits, which include two visits of the Hon’ble President of Chile in 2005 and 2009.

  • Chile was the first country in South America to sign a trade agreement with India, in 1956

  • The Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between the two sides came into force in 2007. In 2016, both countries signed an agreement to expand the India- Chile PTA.

Source : Outlook

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