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Nauru

Nauru

Bilateral relations with Nauru are cordial and friendly. Bharat is a strong development partner, and its assistance is well recognised in Nauru. Bharat first proposed for Nauru’s independence in the UN in early 1960s that was supported by the then USSR. Hence, Nauru has special regard for Bharat. Indian High Commissioner to Australia is concurrently accredited to Nauru since 2 August 2021. Resident Mission of Nauru in Bharat has been established in 2022.

 
 
Knowledge Creation & Sharing
  • Mahatma Gandhi Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (MG-CEIT): An MoU for setting up the Mahatma Gandhi Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (MG-CEIT) was signed on 24 May 2017 during the Bharat Pacific Islands Sustainable Development Conference (IP-SDC) at Fiji.
  • MG-CEIT offered training on Office Automation, Data Communication & Networking, Web Technologies. More than 394 Nauruan students have received training at the CEIT.
  • A disability awareness campaign was conducted by Indian doctors in 2017.
  • In 2017, four solar women engineers (mamas) from Nauru were trained as part of the solar electrification in the PICs project.
 
Capacity Building
  • Capacity development and training courses are offered to Nauru under Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme. Two diplomats from Nauru attended the training for diplomats of Pacific Island countries organized by the Foreign Service Institute in Nadi, Fiji in May 2015 and one diplomat participated in the 62nd Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats (PCFD) held at Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi from 27 July-26 August 2016. 
  • One diplomat from Nauru participated in the 70th Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats (PCFD) course, organized by Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS) during 13-31 March 2023. Three diplomats from Nauru also attended 3rd Special Course for Diplomats from Pacific Island Countries at SSIFS during 20 February-3 March 2023.
 
Grants & Concessional Finance
  • Bharat has provided development assistance to Nauru through bilateral Grant-in-Aid programme as well as through Bharat-UN Development Partnership Fund (India-UNDPF). These assistance projects include Construction of Government expatriate employees’ apartment (2010-2011); Grant for Conversion of Menen Hotel Rooms to self-contained units for expatriates; Construction of Sea Wall (2015-16); Procurement of Mahindra vehicle for Nauru Parliament (2017); Uniform for Nauru Police (2017-2018); Provision of 22 Mahindra SUVs (2018-2019).
  • At the request of Government of Nauru, the Government of India provided financial assistance of USD 70,000 for opening Nauru’s Resident Mission in New Delhi.
  • Bharat provided USD 1 million to support Nauru’s response to COVID-19 under GoI’s assistance through the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, which included hospital Waste Management Unit, the first of its kind in the Pacific region, a mobile mortuary unit, six dialysis machines and Covid19 supplies.
  • Bharat gifted 10,000 doses of made in Bharat, Covishield (AstraZeneca) vaccines to Nauru on 8 April 2021. Following COVID-19 outbreak in 2022, at the request of Government of Nauru, GOI provided 7,000 Made in Bharat, COVID vaccines on 25 August 2022. Further, at the request of Government of Nauru, GOI gave 8,000 Made in Bharat COVOVAX vaccines on 13 April 2023.