Argentina Backs India's 2047 Vision
Argentine Ambassador to India Mariano Caucino stated on Thursday that India's efforts to open and diversify its economy toward becoming a developed nation by 2047 are creating opportunities for deeper global collaboration. Speaking at the India-Latin American & Caribbean Business & Diplomatic Conference in New Delhi, Caucino highlighted India's rising global importance.
“Every diplomatic conversation today starts mentioning the unpredictability and changing times we are living in, but at the same time to a certain extent some certainties arise on the global stage and one of them is the rising importance of Asia and the Indo-Pacific,” the embassy quoted him as saying.
India's Growing Global Role
Caucino affirmed that “It is in this scenario in which India is growing so much that has become one of the most important countries in the world today” and noted that “every country is paying more and more attention to India, the world's largest country in terms of population.” He recognized Prime Minister Modi's role on the global stage, underscoring India's status as one of the world's five largest economies and the fastest-growing major economy.
Historical Ties and Strategic Partnership
Praising bilateral links, the envoy recalled that “in 1950 we established a sitting embassy here, we were among the first Latin American countries to do it. In 2009 we opened a General Consulate in Mumbai, India's main economic and financial hub, and in 2019 we elevated the relationship to the rank of Strategic Partnership and Argentina opened an Agriculture Office in Delhi under the leadership of Agriculture Attache Mariano Beheran.”
Ambassador Caucino stated that “we are convinced that Argentina in particular and South America in general can contribute even more to India's development ambitions.”
Trade and Economic Cooperation
Noting that India has emerged as Argentina's sixth-largest trading partner, Caucino remarked, “Although we are very far away countries, we are destined to continue collaborating for our mutual benefit.” He stressed that policymakers and diplomatic establishments in both countries increasingly recognize India's strategic importance.
Highlighting Argentina's contribution to India's food security, the envoy said his country is currently India's leading supplier of edible oils. Argentina exports soybean oil, sunflower oil, legumes, and hides to India, while critical minerals such as lithium and copper are emerging as important components of bilateral trade, the embassy stated.
