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'''Djibouti–India''' relations are [[Bilateralism|bilateral]] relations between [[Djibouti]] and [[India]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Contacts between [[India]] and [[Djibouti]] have existed since ancient times. The port of [[Adulis]] was the hub of [[maritime trade]] where Indian seafarers traded spices and silk for gold and ivory.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=PtzWAQAAQBAJ&q=adulis+and+india&pg=PA413|title= Indian Ocean In Antiquity|author=Reade|isbn= 9781136155314|date= 2013-10-28}}</ref> Djiboutian traders traded in hides and skins for Indian perfumes and spices.<ref>http://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Djibouti-March-2012.pdf</ref><br />
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==Development cooperation==<br />
President of Djibouti [[Ismaïl Omar Guelleh]] made visit to India in May 2003. India has extended a line of credits to set up a 600 TPD cement plant at [[Ali Sabieh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/how-tiny-djibouti-is-helping-india-combat-piracy-in-indian-ocean-1221091.html|title=How tiny Djibouti is helping India combat piracy in Indian Ocean|work=Firstpost|date=10 November 2013}}</ref> The Indian community in Djibouti is around 600 people, the oldest Indian community is Gujarati traders.<ref>http://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Djibouti_April_2014.pdf#page=3</ref><br />
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==Agreements==<br />
On 31 January 1989, the governments of Djibouti and India signed a Cultural Cooperation Agreement. Djibouti also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Telecommunication Consultants of India for implementation of the [[Pan-African e-Network project]] on Tele-education and [[Telemedicine]]. Additionally, a Civil Aviation Agreement and Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA)s was signed in [[New Delhi]] on 19 May 2003.<ref>http://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Djibouti-March-2012.pdf#page=2</ref><br />
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==Visa Policy==<br />
Indian nationals can apply for e-visa or obtain visa on arrival in Djibouti.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Africa–India relations]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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