Honduras
India and Honduras enjoy cordial and friendly relations. Indian Embassy in Guatemala is concurrently accredited to Honduras. Honduras is in the process of opening its Mission in India soon.
Cooperation to tackle the challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic
- As Honduras was facing COVID-19 crisis, Government of India donated essential medicines and PPEs to Honduras.
Capacity Building & Other Exchanges
- As part of India’s offer to set up Centre of Excellence in Education in Information Technology (CEEIT) in SICA countries, the center was set up and handed over to the Honduran National Autonomous University in Tegucigalpa and training was provided by NIIT during 2008-2011. So far, more than 20,000 students have been trained in the Center. Ministry of External Affairs donated US$ 83,905 for upgradation of the Centre of Information Technology at the National University of Honduras, in 2016, under the Grant-in-Aid of the LAC Division, for up gradation of the Centre. Currently, IT Centre is running in full capacity.
- Government of India has offered 35 ITEC slots to Honduras for 2019-20. So far more than 150 Hondurans have received ITEC scholarship.
Development Cooperation (Grants/ LoCs/ Assistance)
- India’s development cooperation has been robust with Honduras. In 2014, India approved a US $ 26.5 million Line of Credit (LOC) for Jamastran River Valley Irrigation Project. The contract was signed in August, 2016 and the project is being executed by Indian company M/s. Apollo International. The preliminary work on the project has already started. Another LOC for purchase of communication equipment, medical equipment, transportation equipment and aircraft ground support equipment for US$ 30 mn. was signed in August 2006 of which US$ 26.63 mn was used for the project.
