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St. Vincent & Grenadines

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Since establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, SVG and India enjoy cordial and friendly relations and interact actively in the U.N., Commonwealth and NAM and various other international fora. SVG supported India’s candidature for Non-Permanent seat at UNSC and has also committed support for India’s bid for Permanent Membership of UNSC as part of the L69 group. India has also supported SVG’s non-permanent membership of UNSC. SVG has supported India’s successful candidacies in the elections to International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Tribunal of the Laws of the Seas (ITLOS), Executive Board of UNESCO and International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2018 and continued its support to India’s candidature for WCO, IMO, WHO and ICAO in 2019 and continued its abiding support to India in 2020.

 
 

Cooperation to tackle the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic

Govt. of India provided life saving drugs and protective gear worth US$ 100000 to Govt. and people of St.Vincent and the Grenadines to assist in their fight against Covid 19 pandemic, which were handed over to Govt. of SVG in September 2020. As a gesture of solidarity, GoI donated 40,000 doses of made in India Covishield vaccine to St. Vincent and the Grenadines in March 2021.

Development Cooperation (Grants/ Loans/ Assistance)

  • India has handed over a cash donation of US$ 500,000/- towards assistance in recovery and rehabilitation following flash floods in December, 2013. India had made a cash donation of US$ 100,000/- towards recovery and rehabilitation following Hurricane Tomas in October 2010 and April 2011 flash floods and landslides.India provided an assistance of US 1.03 million to SVG in 2017 under UNIDO for modernization of Arrowroot Industry for climate change resilience and sustainable rural livelihoods for indigenous communities.Four quick impact grant projects and an arrowroot modernization grant project are underway in SVG with a US$ 200,000 and a US$ 1.3 million Indian grant respectively. Two other projects are to be undertaken under a US$ 1 million Caricom grant extended by India.Cooperation in Education/Scholarships/Capacity Building Other ExchangesIndia has provided 5 ITEC slots to St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the year 2019-20. Two Foreign Service officials participated in the PCFD/CARICOM special diplomatic training programme at Foreign Service Institute in New Delhi in 2017, one in PCFD, 2019 and three under special training programme for Caricom diplomats in June, 2019.Two senior-level customs officials participated in the India-Caricom special training programme in customs and taxes held in India in June 2019 under ITEC.