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- Recently Egypt released a Postage Stamp celebrating the 75th Anniversary of diplomatic ties with India.
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- Diplomatic relations between Egypt and India were established with Egypt’s recognition of the independence of India on 18 August 1947, just three days after India’s independence.
- Growing Egypt-India economic and commercial relations contribute to the stability and strength of a rapidly diversifying and deepening bilateral relationship.
India-Egypt Relations
- History:
- Ancient times:
- India’s relations with Egypt began when the trade contacts between the two ancient civilizations grew along the banks of the river Nile and the river Indus.
- Under Nehru’s leadership:
- In 1955, Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser and India under Jawaharlal Nehru became the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement.
- During the 1956 War, Nehru stood supporting Egypt to the point of threatening to withdraw his country from the British Commonwealth.
- Ancient times:
- Friendship Treaty & bilateral relations:
- The two nations became even closer in the 1950s and concluded a historic Friendship Treaty in 1955.
- During the last couple of years, the traditionally strong bilateral relations enjoyed by the two countries have received an impetus with regular exchange of high-level meetings and contacts between the two sides.
- The two nations became even closer in the 1950s and concluded a historic Friendship Treaty in 1955.
- Trade & Commerce:
- Egypt has traditionally been one of India’s most important trading partners in the African continent.
- The India-Egypt Bilateral Trade Agreement has been in operation since March 1978 and is based on the Most Favoured Nation clause.
- Major Egyptian exports to India include:
- Raw cotton, raw and manufactured fertilizers, oil and oil products, organic and non-organic chemicals, leather and iron products.
- Major imports into Egypt from India are:
- Cotton yarn, sesame, coffee, herbs, tobacco and lentils.
- Mineral fuel; vehicle parts; Ship, boat and floating structure; cuts of boneless bovine frozen meat; and Electrical machinery and parts are also exported from India.
- There is a significant Indian presence in almost every field in Egypt.
- Technical and Scientific Cooperation:
- Technical cooperation and assistance have been a major part of the bilateral relationship.
- Egyptian candidates visit India under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC).
- In the field of Scientific Cooperation, ICAR and the Agricultural Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture & Land of Egypt signed a MoU for cooperation in the field of agricultural research in 1998.
- Technical cooperation and assistance have been a major part of the bilateral relationship.
- Cultural Links:
- The Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) was set up in Cairo in 1992
- It aims to promote cultural cooperation between the two countries, through the implementation of the Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP).
- The Centre, in addition to popularizing Indian culture through Hindi, Urdu and Yoga classes and the screening of movies, also organizes cultural festivals.
- ‘India by the Nile’ festival:
- It is a cultural festival celebrated annually in Egypt.
- It brings the essence of India through classical, contemporary, performing and visual arts, food and popular culture in a language that amalgamates diverse cultural and artistic strands.
- The festival is produced by Delhi-based M/S Teamwork Arts and supported by ICCR and the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.
- The Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) was set up in Cairo in 1992
- The defence partnership:
- It is being revived with among other developments the visit of the Indian Navy ship to Egypt, a month-long Air Force exercise and the visit of the Egyptian Air Force chief to India in recent months.
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
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Source: ET
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