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{{Infobox bilateral relations|India–Federated States of Micronesia|India|Micronesia|map=India_FSMicronesia_Locator.png}}

'''India–Micronesia relations''' are the [[international relations]] that exist between the Republic of [[India]] and the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] (FSM). The Embassy of India in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] is concurrently accredited to FSM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indembassymanila.in/eoi.php?id=ContactInfo|title=Contact Us|website=Embassy of India, Manila, Philippines|language=en|access-date=19 April 2017|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025231928/http://www.indembassymanila.in/eoi.php?id=ContactInfo|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==
[[Diplomatic Relations|Diplomatic relations]] between India and Federated States of Micronesia were established on 29 November 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=Countries With Which the Federated States of Micronesia Has Established Diplomatic Relations|url=http://www.fsmgov.org/diprel.html|website=Government of the Federated States of Micronesia|access-date=19 April 2017|date=14 September 2016}}</ref> Since then, the two countries have conducted regular consultation and dialogue through the [[Small Island Developing States|small island developing states]] (SIDS) forum of the [[United Nations]] (UN), of which Micronesia is a member. The country is also a member of the [[Pacific Islands Forum]], of which India is an official dialogue partner. Bilateral relations received a boost following the initiation of the Forum of India-Pacific Islands Cooperation by the [[Narendra Modi]] government in 2014.<ref name="MEA2016">{{cite web |date=January 2016 |title=India - Federated States of Micronesia Relations |url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Micronesia_09_02_2016_english.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429113854/http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Micronesia_09_02_2016_english.pdf |archive-date=29 April 2016 |access-date=19 April 2017 |website=Ministry of External Affairs}}</ref><ref name="JagranJosh" /> A Micronesian delegation including Assistant Deputy Secretary for Asian Affairs Brendy Carl, and other senior officials attended the first India-Forum for Pacific Island Countries (FIPIC) Summit hosted in [[Suva]], [[Fiji]] on 19 November 2014 by Prime Minister Modi.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pratibha|first1=Jyoti|title=Samoa PM Coming Here|url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2014/11/17/samoa-pm-coming-here/|website=Fiji Sun|access-date=17 April 2017|location=Suva|date=17 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="JagranJosh">{{cite web|title=Second Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit held in Jaipur|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/second-forum-for-indiapacific-islands-cooperation-fipic-summit-held-in-jaipur-1440570425-1|website=Jagran Josh|access-date=16 April 2017|date=26 January 2015}}</ref>

Micronesia voted for India's candidature for a Non-Permanent Seat on the [[United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council]] for the year 2011–12.<ref name="MEA2016" /> Minister of Health and Social Affairs Vita Skilling and National Child Health Physician Anamaria Akapito Yomai participated in the Second High Level Meeting (HLM) on South-South Cooperation for Child Rights in Asia and the Pacific held at [[New Delhi]] in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 2013 |title=India-Palau, Federated States of Micronesia and Marshal Islands Relations |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Palau_December_2013.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418161935/https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Palau_December_2013.pdf |archive-date=18 April 2017 |access-date=18 April 2017 |website=Ministry of External Affairs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AGENDA FOR HLM2|url=http://hlmdelhi2013.org/agenda-for-hlm2/|website=2nd High Level Meeting on South-South Cooperation for Child Rights in Asia and the Pacific|access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=REPORT OF THE SECOND HIGH LEVEL MEETINGON SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION FOR CHILD RIGHTSIN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC|url=https://www.unicef.org/eapro/HLM2_report_2014-04-07.pdf|website=UNICEF|access-date=19 April 2017|date=April 2014|archive-date=2015-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905223634/http://www.unicef.org/eapro/HLM2_report_2014-04-07.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Vice-President Yosiwo Palikkun George led a Micronesian delegation to attend the 2nd Summit of [[Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation|Forum for India Pacific Islands Cooperation]] (FIPIC) held in [[Jaipur]] on 21 August 2015.<ref name="AnnualReport2015-16">{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2015-16|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Uploads/PublicationDocs/26525_26525_External_Affairs_English_AR_2015-16_Final_compressed.pdf|website=Ministry of External Affairs|access-date=19 April 2017|location=New Delhi|date=2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-narendra-modi-inaugurates-fipic-summit-stresses-on-potential-in-ocean-economy-2116917|title=PM Narendra Modi inaugurates FIPIC summit; stresses on potential in ocean economy {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2015-08-21|work=dna|access-date=2017-04-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/pm-modi-to-attend-second-fipic-summit-in-jaipur-today-115082100122_1.html|title=PM Modi to attend second FIPIC summit in Jaipur today|last=ANI|date=2015-08-21|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-04-16}}</ref>

[[INS Satpura|INS ''Satpura'']] visited [[Pohnpei]] on 18–19 August 2016 after participating in [[Exercise RIMPAC|RIMPAC]]-16, and was the first [[Indian Navy]] ship to visit the country. The crew of the ship met with the FSM's Division of Maritime Surveillance, and senior Government and military authorities, and also held sporting and cultural interactions.<ref>{{cite web|title=INS Satpura Visits Pohnpei, Micronesia|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=148997|website=Press Information Bureau|access-date=19 April 2017|date=18 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=INS Satpura first Indian Navy ship to visit Pohnpei, Micronesia|url=http://navaltoday.com/2016/08/19/ins-satpura-first-indian-navy-ship-to-visit-pohnpei-micronesia/|website=Naval Today|access-date=19 April 2017|date=19 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Naval ship visits Micronesia|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/indian-naval-ship-visits-micronesia-122404410.html|website=Yahoo! News|access-date=19 April 2017|location=New Delhi|language=en-IN|date=18 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rahmat|first1=Ridzwan|title=Indian Navy makes inaugural port call in Micronesia|url=http://www.janes.com/article/63088/indian-navy-makes-inaugural-port-call-in-micronesia|website=IHS Jane's 360|access-date=19 April 2017|location=Singapore|date=19 August 2016}}</ref>

Minister of State, Ministry of Science and Technology, & Ministry of Earth Sciences [[Y. S. Chowdary|Y.S. Chowdary]] visited Micronesia in January 2017 and met with Micronesian President [[Peter M. Christian|Peter Christian]]. Following the visit, Chowdary stated that Micronesia had agreed to support India's candidature for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.<ref>{{cite web|title=Republics of Palau, Micronesia to support India's Candidature for UN Permanent membership|url=http://www.yschowdary.com/republics-of-palau-micronesia-to-support-indias-candidature-for-un-permanent-membership/|website=yschowdary.com|access-date=16 April 2017|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928160923/http://www.yschowdary.com/republics-of-palau-micronesia-to-support-indias-candidature-for-un-permanent-membership/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Trade ==
[[Bilateral trade]] between India and the FSM totaled US$600,000 in 2013–14, rising from $180,000 the previous fiscal. India exported $570,000 worth of goods to Micronesia and imported $100,000. The main commodities exported by India to Micronesia are pharmaceuticals, apparel and clothing, and electrical machinery and equipment. The commodities imported by India from Micronesia are natural or cultured pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, imitation jewellery, and coins.<ref>{{cite web|title=Total Trade|url=http://commerce.gov.in/EIDB.aspx|website=Department of Commerce|access-date=15 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>

At the 2nd FIPIC Summit, Prime Minister Modi announced that a FIPIC Trade Office would be opened at the [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|FICCI]] premises in New Delhi. The trade office, named the FIPIC Business Accelerator, was officially opened on 7 September 2015. The [[Confederation of Indian Industries]] (CII) has also established a dedicated department at its headquarters in New Delhi focusing on boosting trade with Pacific Island Countries.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 2016 |title=Page 1 of 3 India - Samoa Bilateral Relations |url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Samoa_Dec_2016.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611001659/http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Samoa_Dec_2016.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2017 |access-date=15 April 2017 |website=Ministry of External Affairs}}</ref>

==Cultural relations==
As of January 2016, 37 Indians reside in Micronesia.<ref name="MEA2016" /> Boats carrying Indian [[asylum seeker]]s and [[economic migrant]]s attempting to sail to [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], have occasionally washed up on a shore in Micronesia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Asylum seeker boat lands on small Micronesian island trying to get to Australia|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-21/asylum-seeker-boat-lands-on-small-micronesian-island-tyring-to-/5908060|website=ABC News|access-date=19 April 2017|language=en-AU|date=21 November 2014}}</ref>

==Foreign aid==
India announced that it would provide a [[grant-in-aid]] of US$100,000 annually to each of the 14 Pacific Island countries, including FSM, at the Post Forum Dialogue partner meeting in 2006.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDg9oAkwsXAC|title=Asia in the Pacific Islands: Replacing the West|date=2007|publisher=The University of the South Pacific|isbn=9789820203884|page=275|language=en|last1=Crocombe|first1=R. G.|access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> The amount was increased to US$125,000 annually from 2009.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 July 2015 |title=India-Tuvalu Relations |url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Tuvalu_2015_07_07.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429113221/http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Tuvalu_2015_07_07.pdf |archive-date=29 April 2016 |access-date=18 April 2017 |website=Ministry of External Affairs India}}</ref> At the first FIPIC Summit on 19 November 2014, Prime Minister Modi announced numerous steps that India would take to improve relations with Pacific Island countries, including FSM, such as easing visa policies, increase in grant-in-aid to Pacific Island Countries to $200,000 each annually, and several measures to boost bilateral trade and aid in the development of the Pacific Island countries.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 2016 |title=India – Tonga Relations |url=http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Tonga_15_01_2016.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429070313/http://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Tonga_15_01_2016.pdf |archive-date=29 April 2016 |access-date=15 April 2017 |website=Ministry of External Affairs}}</ref>

India provided grants of nearly $50,000 in 2005 to procure machinery for extraction of virgin coconut oil, $74,000 in 2009 to procure machinery for the coconut industry, grant-in-aid of $100,000 in 2011 to upgrade and increase the production of coconut crude oil in the FSM. India provided $200,000 to enable FSM to conduct an integrated agriculture census in 2015.<ref name="MEA2016" />

Citizens of Micronesia are eligible for scholarships under the [[Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme]].<ref name="MEA2016" />

==See also==
* [[Foreign relations of India]]
* [[Foreign relations of Micronesia]]

==References==
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