Guyana–India relations
bilateral relations between India and Guyana
Relations between India and Guyana ever since the independence of Guyana in May 1966 have been cordial. The cordiality in the relation remains unaffected with changes in governments either in India or in Guyana. Late Shrimati Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, visited Guyana in 1968, late Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, the then Vice President of India visited Guyana in 1988 and Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, the then Vice President of India came on a state visit to Guyana in 2006.
Both countries were once part of the British Empire and are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Economic co-operation
The cooperation between the two countries in sharing developmental experience is mainly routed through Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) under which forty scholarships are granted every year in various courses. India imported $148 million worth of oil from Guyana in 2021-22, a number which is "expected to multiply geometrically" according to Harshil Mehta, Indian columnist on international relations. India has earlier also donated two aircraft to Guyana Defence Force.
Cultural connections
With the advent of the Indian Premier League, many Guyanese players were contracted to play in India. There is also a religious connection as Hindus make up to 30% of Guyana population and most of them are of Indian origin.
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