St. Kitts and Nevis
India and St Kitts & Nevis have maintained friendly and cordial relations. St Kitts & Nevis is generally supportive of India's position in international fora. Bilateral visits are rare, though leaders do interact during international conferences. India being a part of the Commonwealth, Indian nationals do not require a visa to enter St Kitts and Nevis.
Cooperation to tackle the challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic
- India provided USD 1 million support to St. Kitts and Nevis on COVID-19 response from the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, as part of India-CARICOM Leaders Project announced by the Prime Minister of India in September 2019. Government of India has donated 20,000 doses of Covishield Covid-19 vaccine to Kt. Kitts and Nevis.
- Completed Non-Infrastructure Project: In March, 2022 an assistance of US$ 300,000 was given from I-UNDP Fund for purchase of adequate PPE for COVID-19 response.
Capacity Building & Other Exchanges
- As part of capacity building trainings, nearly 20 professionals from St. Kitts and Nevis have been trained in India under ITEC since 2002. Of these, 17 professionals have been trained just in the previous 9 years since 2014-15.
Development Cooperation (Grants/ LoCs/ Assistance)
- The Government of India provided Rs 5,00,000/- as hurricane relief assistance to the country in the wake of hurricane Luis in 1995.
- ICCR under its Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme offered 2 slots from 2022-23 onwards, to nationals of St. Kittis and Nevis to pursue higher studies in India.
