Overview
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar posted Independence Day messages to counterparts in Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala, pledging to deepen cooperation with each.
- Honduras is in the process of opening a diplomatic mission in New Delhi, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs, even as India’s embassy in Guatemala remains concurrently accredited to Honduras.
- Costa Rica’s presence in India has grown since it opened an embassy in New Delhi in 2010, complementing India’s long-standing honorary consular links and Panama-based accreditation.
- India’s soft-power programming has expanded in the region, highlighted by an ICCR-backed International Day of Yoga event in Guatemala on June 13 that drew more than 10,000 participants.
- Cultural and development ties with Honduras include ICCR dance troupe performances and ongoing capacity-building, with India offering 35 ITEC training slots for 2023–24 and providing medical aid in past crises.