Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Santiago
EmbassyChile · Ambassador: Ms. Abhilasha Joshi
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In short
India’s embassy in Chile records bilateral trade of $5.38bn, a reported community of 4,000, 30 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 64%. Led by Ms. Abhilasha Joshi, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$5.38bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Bilateral Brief — Chile
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “II - Trade and Economic Relations” section
“The bilateral trade increased from USD 3.84 bn in 2024 to USD 5.38 bn in 2025.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence4,000
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Chile"
“PIOs 1,500 + NRIs 2,500 = 4,000”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence30
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 29 April 2008)
“MOU ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY ISSUES RELATED TO BILATERAL TRADE IN PLANT AND PLANT MATERIALS AND ANIMAL AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE — 29 April 2008”
Published: 29 April 2008 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
64%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Chile”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to ChileUS dollars · as stated in the brief$1.41bn
Bilateral Brief — Chile
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “II - Trade and Economic Relations” section
“In 2025 , Indian exports to Chile increased to USD 1.41 billion (14% increase) while imports from Chile increased to USD 3.97 billion (53% increase, mainly due to increased gold imports from Chile).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Imports from ChileUS dollars · as stated in the brief$3.97bn
Bilateral Brief — Chile
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “II - Trade and Economic Relations” section
“In 2025 , Indian exports to Chile increased to USD 1.41 billion (14% increase) while imports from Chile increased to USD 3.97 billion (53% increase, mainly due to increased gold imports from Chile).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation−$2.56bn
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Chilepersons · as stated in the brief4,000
Bilateral Brief — Chile
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “V - Indian Community:” section
“Currently, it is estimated that there are around 4000 Overseas Indians (1850 NRIs and 2150 PIOs) living in Chile.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
MEA’s bilateral brief states the same figure.
Diplomacy
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Chile
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “I - Political Relations” section
“The most recent engagement was at the level of Foreign Minister when Foreign Minister of Chile Mr. Francisco Pérez Mackenna visited India in May 2026.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (30)
MEA Treaties Database- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE, ARTS AND HERITAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILECultural Relations and Sport01 April 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CENTRAL DRUGS STANDARD CONTROL ORGANIZATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE OF CHILE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS REGULATIONHealth18 October 2024
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMER’S WELFARE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE ON EXPANSION OF COOPERATION IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND ALLIED SECTORSAid and Cooperation16 May 2023
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE FOR THE ELIMINATION OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION AND AVOIDANCE WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade09 March 2020
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE FOR THE YEARS 2019-2022Cultural Relations and Sport01 April 2019
- JOINT LETTER OF RENEWAL FOR THE MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE CONCERNING COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCESAid and Cooperation01 April 2019
- JOINT LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE FOR COOPERATION IN DISABILITY SECTORAid and Cooperation01 April 2019
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HIGH LEVEL JOINT COMMISSIONAid and Cooperation23 May 2018
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE ON EXPANSION OF COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND ALLIED SECTORAid and Cooperation16 May 2017
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPENDENT FAMILY MEMBERS OF DIPLOMATIC, CONSULAR, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR MISSIONS TO PERFORM GAINFUL OCCUPATIONDiplomatic Relations28 October 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR GANDHIAN AND INDIAN STUDIESEducation15 May 2015
- MOU ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILEEnvironment and Resources17 March 2009
- EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATIONEducation17 March 2009
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCESAid and Cooperation17 March 2009
- MOU ON SPORTS COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILECultural Relations and Sport21 August 2008
- MOU ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY ISSUES RELATED TO BILATERAL TRADE IN PLANT AND PLANT MATERIALS AND ANIMAL AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILEAid and Cooperation29 April 2008
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILETransport21 April 2008
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE ON COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology21 April 2008
- MOU ON ANTARCTIC COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILEEnvironment and Resources21 April 2008
- EXPANSION OF INDIA- CHILE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTBusiness and Trade06 September 2006
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE ON COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAid and Cooperation20 January 2005
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations24 April 2003
- MOU ON COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILEAid and Cooperation10 August 2000
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILEDiplomatic Relations02 June 1995
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILEDiplomatic Relations02 June 1995
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILECultural Relations and Sport13 January 1993
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILE ON TRADEBusiness and Trade17 April 1972
- AGREEMENT ON TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILEBusiness and Trade10 March 1960
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CHILEBusiness and Trade16 October 1956
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF CHILECivil and Criminal Matters26 January 1897
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 7 sections, 9,439 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Chile Bilateral Relations · I - Political Relations · IV – Cultural Relations · V - Indian Community: · Useful Resources: · Facebook : IndiaInChile/.
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