| Establishment of Relations | 1992 |
| Brief History | Historically, India has had close contacts with Central Asia, especially countries which were part of theAncient Silk Route, including Kyrgyzstan. During the Soviet era, India and the then Kyrgyz Republic had limited political, economic and cultural contacts. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi visited Bishkek and Issyk-Kul Lake in 1985. Since the independence of Kyrgyz Republic on 31st August, 1991, India was among the first to establish diplomatic relations on 18 March 1992; the resident Mission of India was set up on 23 May 1994. |
| National Leaders- India | President – Sri Ramnath Kovind Vice President – Sri Venkaiah Naidu Prime Minister – Sri Narendra Modi |
| National Leaders- Kyrgyzstan | President- Sooronbay Jeenbekov Prime Minister- Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev |
| Key Visits to Kyrgyzstan (President, VP, PM) | Prime Minister’s Visits: 1. 11-12 July 2015 |
| Key Visits to India | President’s Visit: 1. 18-21 December 2016 |
| Main Treaties and Agreements | 1. Agreement on Defence Cooperation 2015 2. Agreement on Cooperation in Culture 2015 |
| MOUs | 1. Memorandum of Mutual Understanding and Cooperation in the field of Elections 2015 2. MoU between Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on cooperation in the sphere of Standards 2015 |
| Working Groups | 1. India-Kyrgyz Joint Business Council 2. India-Kyrgyzstan Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation 3. Technical assistance under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Program 4. Indo-Kyrgyz Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation |
| Bilateral Trade – | Total Trade: 1. 2017-18- 59.53 USD Million 2. 2016-17- 31.93 USD Million 3. 2015-16- 26.90 USD Million Major Exports (2017-18): 1. Rubber and articles 2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or corchete 3. Electrical machinery and equipment and parts 4. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5. Pharmaceutical products Major Imports(2017-18): 1. Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural honey; edible prod. Of animal origin 2. Edible vegetables and certain root and tubers 3. Edible fruit and nuts; peel or citrus fruit or melons 4. Oil seeds and olea. Fruits; misc. Grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 5. Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts |
| Grant/Loan/Aid | Ingoing – Outgoing |
| Ongoing Negotiations | [For example FTA and Status] |
| Disputes | |
| Key Officials | Ambassador/HC – India to Kyrgyzstan – H. E. Ms. L. Savithri Ambassador/HC – Kyrgyzstan to India – H. E. Samargiul Adamkulova |
[RUNNING UPDATE – LAST UPDATED ON 24th DECEMBER TO INCLUDE YEARS 2018-2014 ONLY]
SOURCES:
- Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
- Ministry of Commerce, Government of India