Panama
India-Panama relations are the oldest in the Central American region, dating back to the middle of the 19th Century when groups of Indians came to Panama to work on the construction of Panama Railways and later the Panama Canal in the early 20th Century. The diplomatic relations between India and Panama were established in 1962.Panama has a Resident Mission in New Delhi and has recently designated a new position of Consul General, Mumbai for providing better and expedited visa-issuance facilities for Indian businessmen and tourists. India enjoys warm and cordial political relations with Panama.
Cooperation to tackle the challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic
- Government of India donated a medical aid package for Covid related medical assistance to Panama, consisting of 1,10,000 HCQL tablets and other medicines and medical supplies and the consignment of medicines was delivered to the Ministry of Health of Panama during June-July, 2020.
Capacity Building & Other Exchanges
- The Government of India offered 12 ITEC training slots to Panama in 2012- 13, 20 in 2013-14, and 10 each during 2014-15 and 2015-16.
- Under India-SICA cooperation, India had set up an IT Centre of Excellence in the City of Knowledge in August 2006 and after operating it successfully for about two years, it was handed over to the Panamanian authorities in July 2008. The IT Centre was later upgraded in 2015 at the request of Panamanian authorities.
- Under Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme of ICCR, Panama has been offered 2 Scholarship slots for the Academic Year 2022-23, and 1 Scholarship Slot for the year 2023-24.
