Boosting trade ties

India-Chile trade

- ASIT RANJAN MISHRA

India and Chile are at far ends on the world map, separated by vast oceans, but they share unique natural similarities, remarked Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a joint press conference during Chilean President Gabriel Boric's visit to New Delhi in April.

"The Himalayas of India and the Andes mountains of Chile have shaped the way of life in both countries for thousands of years... The great Chilean poet and Nobel Laureate Gabriela Mistral found inspiration in the ideas of Rabindranath Tagore and Aurobindo Ghosh. Similarly, Chilean literature has been appreciated in India, too," Modi said. "The growing interest among the Chilean people towards Indian films, cuisine, and classical dances is a living example of our cultural ties," he added.