Cuba–India relations

Cuba–India relations

Cuba
India

Cuba–India relations refers to the bilateral ties between the India and the Cuba. Around 34,000 Indo-Caribbeans/Indians live in Cuba.

Both nations are part of the Non-Aligned Movement. Cuba has repeatedly called for a more "democratic" representation of the United Nations Security Council and supports India's candidature as a permanent member on a reformed Security Council.[1] Fidel Castro had said that “The maturity of India…, its unconditional adherence to the principles which lay at the foundation of the Non-Aligned Movement give us the assurances that under the wise leadership of Indira Gandhi [the former Prime Minister of India], the non-aligned countries will continue advancing in their inalienable role as a bastion for peace, national independence and development…"[2]

Diplomatic Missions

India has an embassy in Havana, the capital of Cuba which had opened in January 1960. This had particular significance as it symbolised Indian solidarity with the Cuban revolution.[3] India had been one of the first countries in the world to have recognised the socialist Cuban government after the Cuban Revolution.[4]

Cuba has an embassy in New Delhi, the Indian capital.[5]

"Bread of India"

India provided Cuba with 10,000 tonnes of wheat and 10,000 tonnes of rice in 1992 when Cuba was undergoing hardship.Fidel Castro termed the donation as the “Bread of India” because it was sufficient for one loaf of bread for each one of the then Cuban population of eleven million people.[2] India also provided donations worth two million dollars during the Cuban earthquake.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ind Embassy Havana". indembassyhavana.org.
  2. 1 2 http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2708/stories/20100423270805500.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.cubaminrex.cu/english/currentissues/Excellent%20Relations%20Between.htm
  4. ↑ "Sorry for the inconvenience.". mea.gov.in.
  5. ↑ http://www.cubadiplomatica.cu/india/EN/
  6. ↑ "Reitera la India su apoyo a Cuba frente a políticas agresivas de Estados Unidos". latinamericanstudies.org.
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