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2019 REPUBLIC DAY GUEST
- Cyril Ramaphosa : President of South Africa.
THINGS TO NOTE
- BRICS leader invited for the 2nd time in 2 years.
FACTS TO KNOW
- Last time a Brazilian President visited India as a Republic Day Chief guest was in 2004
- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
THINGS TO NOTICE HERE
- Brazilian President’s invitation highlights India’s understanding of how important South America is for India’s interests
INDIA AND SOUTH AMERICA
- Over the last six years, the government has been focusing on expanding its presence in the region and as part of this besides visits by various ministers to different countries in the region, President Ram Nath Kovind,Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Modi have visited many of the countries both in South and Central America.
SOUTH AMERICAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN VISITS
BRAZIL AND INDIA
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said recently that the South American nation will drop its requirement that visiting Chinese and Indian tourists or business people obtain visas.
- If Indians are visiting countries like – Belarus, Bhutan, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Haiti, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Macau, Mauritius, Micronesia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadies, Senegal, Serbia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Vanuatu – there are no requirements for visa
THE CASE OF NEPAL
- Citizens of India do not need a visa to enter Nepal, and can reside permanently as Nepali citizens with no restrictions, because Article 7 the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship allows free movement of people between the two nations on a reciprocal basis.
- Indian citizens can use any acceptable documents mentioned below to enter Nepal
- Indian Passport
- Voter ID card with photograph
- Registration certificate issued by the Indian embassy to the Indian citizen residing in Nepal
- Ad hoc/temporary identity card issued by the Indian embassy to the Indian citizen in the event of emergency
BRAZIL – INDIA
- In 2016, trade between the two nations had increased to US $5.64 billion
RIVAVL OF TRADE IS A PRIORITY
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