Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu concluded a three‑nation state visit on Saturday after stopping in Moldova, North Macedonia and Romania, completing the first head‑of‑state trips to the first two and the first Indian presidential visit to Romania in over 30 years.
- India and Romania agreed to work toward doubling bilateral trade within three years and signed memoranda of understanding on science and technology, sports, and an Indian Studies chair at the University of Bucharest.
- Both sides are negotiating a Mobility Partnership Agreement to ease movement of skilled professionals, and Romania has been invited to explore use of India’s Unified Payments Interface while talks on Digital Public Infrastructure continue.
- The visit advanced defence and technology cooperation with talks on co‑development and co‑production in aerospace, drones and defence manufacturing, and New Delhi offered expanded ITEC training slots plus diplomatic training for Romanian officials.
- Officials say the push builds on the India‑EU free trade deal to give Indian firms access to EU markets through Romania’s logistics hub on the Black Sea and sets the stage for a 2028 India‑Romania 'Year of Innovation' that will deepen people‑to‑people ties and business links.