Paraguay
Diplomatic relations between India and Paraguay were established in 1961. The Embassy of India in Asuncion started its operations on 27 January 2022. Before the opening of the resident Mission in Asuncion, Embassy of India in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was concurrently accredited to Paraguay and had an Honorary Consul General in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. The Republic of Paraguay opened its Embassy in India in March 2006 and now has Honorary Consulates in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
Cooperation to tackle the challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic
- India gifted medicines and protective gear to Paraguay to support the country in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic on 25 August 2020.
- Government of India sent a gift of 200,000 doses of the made in India Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin to Paraguay. The doses were received at Asuncion in two lots of 100,000 each on 29 March and 25 April 2021.
Capacity Building & Other Exchanges
- India extends ITEC scholarships to working professionals from Paraguay every year. Paraguayan diplomats attend the training courses in the Foreign Service Institute of India from time to time. Ten diplomats from Paraguay have attended past editions of the professional course for foreign diplomats at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, New Delhi.
- As part of capacity building trainings, nearly 96 professionals from Paraguay have been trained in India under ITEC since 2002. Of these, 50 professionals have been trained just in the previous 9 years since 2014-15.
- Completed Non-Infrastructure Project: In September 2022, an assistance of US$ 1,000,000 was given from I-UNDP Fund for adolescent pregnancy and sexual violence of girls and adolescents.
- Ongoing Project: In December, 2022 an assistance of US$ 1,499,000 was given from I-UNDP Fund for maternal and child health care.
