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Ambassador's Message
Welcome to the updated Website of the Mission. I, accompanied by my wife Mrs. Madhumita Pradhan, arrived in Santiago on March 4, 2014, to take up my assignment, just prior to the Inauguration of the newly-elected President of the Republic of Chile H.E. Dr. Michelle Bachelet Jeria for the term 2014-2018. Later, on April 8, 2014, I presented my Letter of Credence to President Dr. Michelle Bachelet, formally accrediting myself as Ambassador of India to the Republic of Chile.
Both Chile and India enjoy warm, friendly, and cooperative relations, signified by exchange of high level and Ministerial level visits, speedy growth in bilateral trade, business delegation visits, technical cooperation, and people-to-people contacts. Bilateral relations reached new heights with the visits of H.E. President of India Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil to Chile in April 2008 and of H.E. President of Chile Dr. Michelle Bachelet to India in March 2009.
Return of Dr. Michelle Bachelet to power for the second stint coincided with smooth conduct of the General Elections in India, landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and allies in the elections, and election of Mr. Narendra Modi as the new Prime Minister of India.
My mission in Chile would be to further deepen and improve the existing friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries in all areas – particularly political, economic and commercial, trade and investments, technical cooperation, education and culture. Priority areas in which cooperation could be enhanced include agriculture, energy, S&T, education, IT, mining, healthcare services, so on and so forth.

On 4 May 2022 Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs & Culture Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi inaugurated the curtain raiser event of Embassy for International Day of Yoga 2022.

On 4 May 2022 Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs & Culture Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi visited Chilean Parliament and met President of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies and President of India-Chile Parliamentary friendship group.

On 5 May 2022 Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs & Culture Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi met with H.E. Ms Julieta Brodsky Hernandez, Chilean Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage

On 5 May 2022 Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs & Culture Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi inaugurated photo exhibition on Ayurveda and Khadi for celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at the Chancery

On 5 May 2022 Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs & Culture Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi addressed and interacted with Indian community and ITEC alumni in Chile.

On 5 May 2022 Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs & Culture Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi met H.E. Ms Antonia Urrejola Noguera, Chilean Foreign Minister.

As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Special Week celebrations during 2022, Embassy of India in association with Museum Artequin is organizing an exhibition of exclusive embroideries from Pahari/hill regions of India titled “Vrittanta: Embroidered Narratives of Pahari Region”. Ambassador of India inaugurated the Exhibition on 22 June which is open for public from 23 June to 28 August 2022.

Embassy celebrated Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October 2022 at the Plaza de la India in Santiago.

Embassy of India celebrated World Hindi Day 2023 on 10 January 2023. Embassy officials and families, Indian diaspora and friends of India in Chile enthusiastically participated in the event.

Embassy celebrated the 74th Republic Day of India on 26 January 2023 at its premises. Ambassador unfurled the Indian Flag and read out President’s address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day and thereafter shared his thoughts with the audience on the friendly relational between India and Chile, important developments and achievements of India.

On 22 March 2023, Ambassador of India S. Bhattacharjee and Vice Minister for International Economic Relations of Chile H.E. Ms. Claudia Sanhueza Riveros jointly inaugurated a 2-day Buyer-Seller-Meet of Handloom Export Promotion Council of India in Santiago.

As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (India@75) Special Week celebrations, Embassy organized a series of events in Chile from 30 March to 5 April 2023 with impressive dance performances by ICCR-sponsored Indian Punjabi Folk Dance Troupe - Nachda Punjab Cultural Mirror.

Embassy celebrated International Day of Yoga 2023 in Chile on 17 June 2023.

Embassy celebrated Ocean Ring of Yoga on board a Chilean Naval Ship on International Day of Yoga on 21 June 2023

Embassy celebrated 77th Independence Day of India at its premises on 15 August 2023 with huge gathering of Indian community and friends of India in Chile.
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