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<div><p style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Since 1996, the High Commission in Pretoria has been concurrently accredited to Lesotho. Lesotho opened a resident Mission in New Delhi in 2005. Bharat’s Honorary Consul to Lesotho was announced in March 2014.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:20px;"><strong><span style="background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);">Capacity Building</span></strong></span></p>
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<li>A <u><a href="https://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Pan_African_e_docx_for_xp.pdf"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Pan-Africa e-network</span></a></u> has also been set-up in Lesotho by M/s Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (<u><a href="https://www.tcil.net.in/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">TCIL</span></a></u>) which includes VVIP communication, tele-medicine and tele-education</li>
<li>In 2022-23, 70 ITEC slots and 35 ICCR slots have been allocated to Lesotho.</li>
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<li>National Small Industries Corporation (<u><a href="https://www.nsic.co.in/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">NSIC</span></a></u>) and Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO) signed an MOU in January 2004 for Mutual Cooperation for the Development of Small Industries in Lesotho. This envisaged strengthening the capacity of <u><a href="https://www.bedco.org.ls/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">BEDCO</span></a></u> for development sustenance and growth of small enterprises in Lesotho, facilitating transfer of technologies from <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span> to Lesotho, assistance in setting up a Common Facility-cum-Training Center to meet the skill and technology needs of small enterprises in Lesotho and facilitating enterprise-to-enterprise contacts with a view to promote Indian investment and industrial partnerships in Lesotho. </li>
<li>The Indian <u><a href="https://texmin.nic.in/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Ministry of Textiles</span></a></u> sent a team of experts to assess Lesotho’s training needs in the textile sector</li>
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<li>Agreement for LOC of US$ 5 million for procurement of agricultural equipment from <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span>. (2004)</li>
<li>Agreement for LOC of US$ 4.7 million for setting up of Vocational Training Centres in Lesotho. (2010)</li>
<li>A Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of US$ 4.7 million for setting up a Vocational Training Centre for Empowerment of Youth and Women is underway in Lesotho.</li>
<li>Under a tripartite agreement signed by <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span> and Lesotho in October 2001, 4 Indian agricultural experts / technicians were deputed to Lesotho under Food and Agriculture Organization’s (<u><a href="http://www.fao.org/home/en"><span style="color:#0000CD;">FAO</span></a></u>) special programme for Food Security in Low Income Food Deficit countries. Subsequently, an Indian Expert was deputed in January 2004 to render assistance for drawing up an irrigation master plan.</li>
<li>A two-member delegation from the <u><a href="https://eci.gov.in/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Election Commission of India</span></a></u> visited Lesotho on 29-31 January 2015 to provide Technical Assistance in different aspect of election management to the <u><a href="https://iec.org.ls/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho</span></a></u> .</li>
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<li>On 29 November 2017, 500 metric tonnes of rice were formally donated by <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span> to Lesotho as a gesture of goodwill and friendship between the two countries and to mitigate the devastating effect of food shortages caused by famine and other acts of nature.</li>
<li>Government of India has supplied 36000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in March 2021 under <u><a href="https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax"><span style="color:#0000CD;">COVAX</span></a></u> scheme to fight against COVID-19.</li>
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<div><p style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Since 1996, the High Commission in Pretoria has been concurrently accredited to Lesotho. Lesotho opened a resident Mission in New Delhi in 2005. Bharat’s Honorary Consul to Lesotho was announced in March 2014.</p>
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<li>A <u><a href="https://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Pan_African_e_docx_for_xp.pdf"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Pan-Africa e-network</span></a></u> has also been set-up in Lesotho by M/s Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (<u><a href="https://www.tcil.net.in/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">TCIL</span></a></u>) which includes VVIP communication, tele-medicine and tele-education</li>
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<li>The Indian <u><a href="https://texmin.nic.in/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Ministry of Textiles</span></a></u> sent a team of experts to assess Lesotho’s training needs in the textile sector</li>
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<li>Agreement for LOC of US$ 5 million for procurement of agricultural equipment from <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span>. (2004)</li>
<li>Agreement for LOC of US$ 4.7 million for setting up of Vocational Training Centres in Lesotho. (2010)</li>
<li>A Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of US$ 4.7 million for setting up a Vocational Training Centre for Empowerment of Youth and Women is underway in Lesotho.</li>
<li>Under a tripartite agreement signed by <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span> and Lesotho in October 2001, 4 Indian agricultural experts / technicians were deputed to Lesotho under Food and Agriculture Organization’s (<u><a href="http://www.fao.org/home/en"><span style="color:#0000CD;">FAO</span></a></u>) special programme for Food Security in Low Income Food Deficit countries. Subsequently, an Indian Expert was deputed in January 2004 to render assistance for drawing up an irrigation master plan.</li>
<li>A two-member delegation from the <u><a href="https://eci.gov.in/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Election Commission of India</span></a></u> visited Lesotho on 29-31 January 2015 to provide Technical Assistance in different aspect of election management to the <u><a href="https://iec.org.ls/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho</span></a></u> .</li>
<li>An <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span>-Lesotho Centre for Advanced Education in Information Technology has been set up by <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span> at Lerotholi Polytechnic , Maseru on 29 November 2017, which is a fully funded Government of India project.</li>
<li>On 29 November 2017, 500 metric tonnes of rice were formally donated by <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span> to Lesotho as a gesture of goodwill and friendship between the two countries and to mitigate the devastating effect of food shortages caused by famine and other acts of nature.</li>
<li>Government of India has supplied 36000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in March 2021 under <u><a href="https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax"><span style="color:#0000CD;">COVAX</span></a></u> scheme to fight against COVID-19.</li>
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<div><p style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Since 1996, the High Commission in Pretoria has been concurrently accredited to Lesotho. Lesotho opened a resident Mission in New Delhi in 2005. Bharat’s Honorary Consul to Lesotho was announced in March 2014.</p>
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<li>A <u><a href="https://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Pan_African_e_docx_for_xp.pdf"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Pan-Africa e-network</span></a></u> has also been set-up in Lesotho by M/s Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (<u><a href="https://www.tcil.net.in/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">TCIL</span></a></u>) which includes VVIP communication, tele-medicine and tele-education</li>
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<li>The Indian <u><a href="https://texmin.nic.in/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Ministry of Textiles</span></a></u> sent a team of experts to assess Lesotho’s training needs in the textile sector</li>
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<li>Agreement for LOC of US$ 5 million for procurement of agricultural equipment from <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span>. (2004)</li>
<li>Agreement for LOC of US$ 4.7 million for setting up of Vocational Training Centres in Lesotho. (2010)</li>
<li>A Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of US$ 4.7 million for setting up a Vocational Training Centre for Empowerment of Youth and Women is underway in Lesotho.</li>
<li>Under a tripartite agreement signed by <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span> and Lesotho in October 2001, 4 Indian agricultural experts / technicians were deputed to Lesotho under Food and Agriculture Organization’s (<u><a href="http://www.fao.org/home/en"><span style="color:#0000CD;">FAO</span></a></u>) special programme for Food Security in Low Income Food Deficit countries. Subsequently, an Indian Expert was deputed in January 2004 to render assistance for drawing up an irrigation master plan.</li>
<li>A two-member delegation from the <u><a href="https://eci.gov.in/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Election Commission of India</span></a></u> visited Lesotho on 29-31 January 2015 to provide Technical Assistance in different aspect of election management to the <u><a href="https://iec.org.ls/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho</span></a></u> .</li>
<li>An <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span>-Lesotho Centre for Advanced Education in Information Technology has been set up by <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span> at Lerotholi Polytechnic , Maseru on 29 November 2017, which is a fully funded Government of India project.</li>
<li>On 29 November 2017, 500 metric tonnes of rice were formally donated by <span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Bharat</span> to Lesotho as a gesture of goodwill and friendship between the two countries and to mitigate the devastating effect of food shortages caused by famine and other acts of nature.</li>
<li>Government of India has supplied 36000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in March 2021 under <u><a href="https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax"><span style="color:#0000CD;">COVAX</span></a></u> scheme to fight against COVID-19.</li>
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Lesotho
Lesotho
Since 1996, the High Commission in Pretoria has been concurrently accredited to Lesotho. Lesotho opened a resident Mission in New Delhi in 2005. Bharat’s Honorary Consul to Lesotho was announced in March 2014.
Capacity Building
A Pan-Africa e-network TCIL
In 2022-23, 70 ITEC slots and 35 ICCR slots have been allocated to Lesotho.
Technology Sharing
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC BEDCO Bharat to Lesotho, assistance in setting up a Common Facility-cum-Training Center to meet the skill and technology needs of small enterprises in Lesotho and facilitating enterprise-to-enterprise contacts with a view to promote Indian investment and industrial partnerships in Lesotho.
The Indian Ministry of Textiles
Grants & Concessional Finance
Agreement for LOC of US$ 5 million for procurement of agricultural equipment from Bharat . (2004)
Agreement for LOC of US$ 4.7 million for setting up of Vocational Training Centres in Lesotho. (2010)
A Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of US$ 4.7 million for setting up a Vocational Training Centre for Empowerment of Youth and Women is underway in Lesotho.
Under a tripartite agreement signed by Bharat and Lesotho in October 2001, 4 Indian agricultural experts / technicians were deputed to Lesotho under Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO
A two-member delegation from the Election Commission of India Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho
An Bharat -Lesotho Centre for Advanced Education in Information Technology has been set up by Bharat at Lerotholi Polytechnic , Maseru on 29 November 2017, which is a fully funded Government of India project.
On 29 November 2017, 500 metric tonnes of rice were formally donated by Bharat to Lesotho as a gesture of goodwill and friendship between the two countries and to mitigate the devastating effect of food shortages caused by famine and other acts of nature.
Government of India has supplied 36000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in March 2021 under COVAX
