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Ecuador

Ecuador

Bharat-Ecuador established diplomatic relations in 1969. The Embassy of Bharat in Bogota is concurrently accredited to Ecuador. Initially, Ecuador opened its Embassy in New Delhi in 1973, which functioned till 1977. The Ecuadorian Embassy re-opened in February 2005 and a Consulate General in Mumbai was established in 2013.

 

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Knowledge Creation and Sharing

In August 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Center of Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT) was signed in Quito with the Institute of High National Studies (Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales; IAEN). The CEIT was established in the North Technical University [Universidad de Norte (UTN)], in the city of Ibarra. The CEIT-UTN became operational in May 2015.
In November 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and University of Cuenca of Ecuador in higher education cooperation for promotion of scientific research and academic exchanges.
In September-October 2020, two officials of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology of Government of Ecuador participated in the International Space Conference and Exhibition organized by Indian Space Research Organization and Confederation of Indian Industry.

Capacity Building
Ecuador values the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) slots allotted to them since 2002 and the utilization of these slots have been satisfactory. In 2007-08, at the request of Ecuador, a special IT course was conducted exclusively for 56 Ecuadorean nationals. 
In 2018-19, utilization of ITEC slots exceeded the allocation and two additional slots were added. In 2019-20, 106 ITEC slots were allocated to Ecuador, out of which 71 slots were utilized. In 2020-21 and in 2021-22 (until 8 March 2022), ITEC slots utilized are 12 and 49, respectively. 
From January-December 2020, 49 scholarships including for e-ITEC courses were awarded to students from Ecuador. 
A special course on “Science Technology and Innovation Policy” for 25 Ecuadorian universities Rectors was organized at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in February – March 2020.

Grants & Concessional Finance
On the request of Ecuador, Bharat donated medicines, worth USD 1 million through two separate donations in 2008 and 2010, respectively. Government of India donated 15 tonnes of medicines/equipment worth Rs. 1,61,29,957 to Ecuador in the wake of 16 April 2016 earthquake.
Over the last few years, the Embassy of Bharat in Bogota, which is concurrently accredited to Ecuador, has been receiving Grant-in-Aid from Ministry of Culture, which is being utilized for yoga, Gandhi@150 related events, etc. through groups and Association of Friends of India who are involved in the promotion of promoting Indian culture and heritage.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bharat donated 1,00,000 tablets of HCQS to Ecuador on the request of the Embassy of Ecuador in New Delhi and facilitated export of 1.5 million HCQS tablets on commercial basis. Commercial export of paracetamol to Ecuador was also approved. On 14 August 2020, 4,00,000 HCQ tablets, 8000 units of Metronidazole and 8,000 units of Intravenous Paracetamol were donated to Ecuador.