India–Jamaica relations

India–Jamaica relations

India	Jamaica

Jamaica–India relations refers to the bilateral ties between India and Jamaica. India and Jamaica have traditionally enjoyed cordial and friendly relations as a result of cultural and political connections inherited from British colonisation, such as membership in the Commonwealth of Nations, parliamentary democracy, the English language and cricket.^[1][2]

Both nations are members of the Non-Aligned Movement, and Jamaica supports India's candidacy for permanent membership on a reformed UN Security Council.

Diplomatic missions

India has a High Commission in Kingston,^[3] whilst Jamaica has a consulate in New Delhi ^[4] and plans to open a High Commission soon.

Trade

According to the Ministry of Commerce of the Government of India, total trade between India and Jamaica was worth just US$23 million in 2009-10, with India accounting for nearly all of the exports to Jamaica.^[2]

Indians in Jamaica

An estimated 50,000 - 61,500 Indians, or people of Indian origin reside in Jamaica, constituting nearly 3% of the population. This includes the slave labourers brought to Jamaica in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.^[5]

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120618034820/http://www.hcikingston.com/indjam.html. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20140704055520/http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Jamaica-July-2012.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. India High Commission
4. "Jamaican High Commissions". Congenjamaica-ny.org. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20120905133808/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/story0057.htm. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)