Croatia–India relations

Croatia and India officially established diplomatic relations on 9 July 1992 following Croatia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia.[1]

Croatia-India relations
Map indicating locations of Croatia and India

Croatia
India

Croatia is represented in India through its embassy in New Delhi and consulates in Mumbai and Kolkata.[1] India is represented in Croatia through its embassy in Zagreb.[2]

Bilateral agreements

The Indian Embassy of Croatia lists the following agreements and MoUs[3]

Agreements
  • Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (1994).
  • Maritime Transport Agreement (1997).
  • Agreement on Cooperation in the field of Culture, Science and Technology, Education and Sports (1999).
  • Agreement on cooperation between the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia and the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Ministry of External Affairs (2000).
  • Air Services Agreement (2000).
  • Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (2001).
  • Agreement on cooperation in the Fight against International Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Terrorism etc. (2001). First meeting of the Joint Committee held in Zagreb (2004).
  • Agreement on Agricultural Cooperation (2002).
  • Agreement on exemption of visa requirement for holders of Diplomatic and Official/Service Passports (2007).
  • Agreement on Cooperation in Health and Medicine (June 2010).
  • Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation and for the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income (DTAA) (signed in February 2014).

MoUs
  • MoU between the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) and the EXIM Bank of India (2000).
  • MoU between Export Credit & Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd. (ECGC) and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR (2002).
  • MoU on cooperation in Information Technology: signed between Electronics & Computer Software Export Promotion Council of India and the Croatian Information Technology Society (2004).
  • Exchange Programme in the field of Culture for 2005-07 (2005).
  • Programme of Cooperation in Science and Technology for 2005-08 (2005).
  • Educational Exchange Programme (2006).
  • Programme of Cooperation in the field of Culture for 2010-12 (June 2010).
  • MoU between ICCR and the University of Zagreb on the establishment of ICCR Chair of Hindi for 2012-2019 (signed on 17 October 2012).

Historical background

Croatian sailors and merchants from the Republic of Ragusa may have established contact with Goa, India, in the 16th century.[4]

See also

Notes
  1. "MVEP • Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices of Croatia • India, Kolkata". mvep.hr.
  2. "MVEP • Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices to Croatia • India, Zagreb". mvep.hr.
  3. "Welcome to Embassy of India, Zagreb(Croatia)". www.indianembassy.hr. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. "Distant liaisons". 19 May 2014.
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