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India Gazette
3 days ago
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- India Gazette
India's Ambassador to Argentina Ajaneesh Kumar 'concurrently accredited' as Ambassador to Uruguay
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Ambassador of India to Argentina, Ajaneesh Kumar of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Batch of 1996, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Uruguay, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Wednesday. In a press release, the MEA stated that his residence will be in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires. 'Shri Ajaneesh Kumar (IFS:1996), presently Ambassador of India to Argentina, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, with residence in Buenos Aires,' the MEA stated in the press release. Kumar will now be taking the position of the Ambassador of India to Argentina and Uruguay simultaneously. Kumar joined the IFS in 1996. As per the MEA, during his career, Kumar worked on many assignments both in Delhi and abroad. At the Headquarters, he has served in the Technical Cooperation (renamed as Development Partnership Administration), Europe West, and United Nations (Political) Divisions. He has held responsible positions in Mexico City, Mexico, as Third Secretary and Second Secretary from August 1998 to October 2001, Buenos Aires in Argentina as First Secretary from January 2002 to May 2005, Berne in Switzerland as First Secretary and Counsellor from November 2007 to May 2012 and Accra in Ghana as Deputy High Commissioner from July 2012 to June 2015. From July 2015 to December 2018, he served as Deputy Director General at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in the national capital. Kumar has also served as India's High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam from December 2018 to January 2022. He was the first resident Ambassador of India to Estonia from March 2022 to April 2025, following which he assumed the position of Ambassador to Argentina. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the President of Uruguay, Yamandu Orsi, on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro on July 7, during which the two leaders held discussions covering the full spectrum of bilateral relations and expressed interest in the expansion of the India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement, aiming to unlock greater economic potential and trade complementarities, the MEA said in a statement. PM Modi also visited Argentina as part of his recent five-nation tour, during which he was conferred with the Key to the City of Buenos Aires by Jorge Macri, the Chief of the City Government of Buenos Aires. (ANI)
India Gazette
05-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
PM Modi to hold bilateral meeting with Argentina President Milei, visit Boca Juniors stadium
Buenos Aires [Argentina] July 5 (ANI): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the way to Argentina, Indian Ambassador Ajaneesh Kumar hailed it a 'momentous occasion,' noting it will be the first bilateral visit by an Indian PM in over five decades. Argentina would be the third leg of PM Modi's five-nation tour after Ghana, and Trinidad and Tobago. It will be followed by visits to Brazil for the 17th BRICS Summit and to Namibia. Laying out the itinerary of the PM's visit, Ambassador Kumar told ANI that upon reaching Argentina, PM Modi will be received by the Indian community in Buenos Aires. On the next day, PM, Modi will pay homage to Jose de San Martin, widely regarded as the Father of the Argentine Nation, at the Plaza de San Martin in Buenos Aires. PM Modi will also hold delegation-level talks with Argentine President Javier Milei, and thereafter, he will visit the famous Boca Juniors Stadium to have a look at Argentine football. 'Prime Minister arrives late in the evening... He will be received by the community... The next day, the Prime Minister will pay his respects and homage to the father of the Argentine nation. He's commonly known as the Libertadores Plaza de San Martin. At the Plaza, he would be joined by the foreign minister of this country. Thereafter, he will have an official delegation-level meeting at the Casa Rosada, which is the president's office. He will meet the President of Argentina, Javier Milei. In the afternoon, before he departs, we have scheduled a small visit for him at the Boca Juniors Stadium, where he will get a look at the Argentine football,' Ajaneesh Kumar said. Ajaneesh Kumar also emphasised that this will be the first visit by the Indian Prime Minister in over five decades and mentioned the 'multifaceted' relations between both nations. 'Prime Minister Modi's visit to Argentina is a momentous occasion in our bilateral relations. This visit is coming after a long time, over five decades. Prime Minister had the occasion to meet the President of Argentina last November during the G20 in Brazil. This visit will only consolidate the points discussed during the last meeting. India and Argentina relations are multifaceted. We have cooperation across a range of subjects. It was only last year that we celebrated 75 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries,' he said. Ambassador Ajaneesh Kumar also shed light on India-Argentina cooperation in various sectors 'There is a wide segment of sectors in which the two countries are cooperating already and some of them we need to open the doors and windows for the future... We have a good cooperation going between the energy companies of India... We have a good representation of Indian two-wheelers in Argentina... Argentina is a major agricultural country, and we have tractors present here,' he said. He also suggested that Argentina could benefit from India's pharmaceutical sector, as India is referred to as the 'pharmacy of the world.' 'There is another sector which needs to be looked at very carefully, and Argentina can make use of, and that is the Indian pharmaceutical and medical devices sector... India is called the pharmacy of the world, and the medical devices made in India are of top grade. They have found markets all over Europe, in the European Union as well as in the United States... I don't see any reason why they cannot come to the Argentine market and the people of this country benefit at a cheaper cost and good quality,' he said. Additionally, President of CIARA, Argentine Edible Oil Association, Gustavo Idigoras, highlighted the significance of PM Modi's visit to the South American nations, pressing on the need to have a closer economic and commercial relationship with India. 'This visit of PM Modi in Argentina will be the most important visit in the last 20 years. Argentina needs to have a closer economic and commercial relationship with India. We are promoting better dialogue,' Gustavo Idigoras said. 'The Argentine administration and President Milei are totally convinced that he needs to work more closely with PM Modi. We are very happy to receive him with the idea to boost and double the bilateral trade, which is currently more than 5 billion (dollars). Our idea is to try to reach more than 8 billion in the next 3-4 years,' he added. PM Modi is headed for Buenos Aires at the official invitation of the President of the Republic of Argentina. After completing his visit to Argentina, PM Modi will head to Brazil from July 5 to July 8 to attend the 17th BRICS Summit 2025. In the final leg of his five-nation tour, the PM will visit Namibia and also address its parliament. (ANI)
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
PM Modi Argentina Visit Live Updates: PM Modi departs for Argentina after Trinidad and Tobago visit
01:00 (IST) Jul 05 On India-Argentina cooperation in various sectors, Ambassador of India to Argentina Ajaneesh Kumar says, "There is a wide segment of sectors in which the two countries are cooperating already and some of them we need to open the doors and windows for the future... We have a good cooperation going between the energy companies of India... We have a good representation of Indian two-wheelers in Argentina... Argentina is a major agricultural country, and we have tractors present here... There is another sector which needs to be looked at very carefully, and Argentina can make use of, and that is the Indian pharmaceutical and medical devices sector... India is called the pharmacy of the world, and the medical devices made in India are of top grade. They have found markets all over Europe, in the European Union as well as in the United States... I don't see any reason why they cannot come to the Argentine market and the people of this country benefit at a cheaper cost and good quality..."
