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{{About|people originating from [[India]]|native ethnic groups of Peru, also sometimes called "Indians"|Indigenous peoples in Peru}}<br />
{{Infobox ethnic group<br />
| group = Indians in Peru<br />
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| total = 500<br />
| total_year = 2016<br />
| total_source = estimate<br />
| total_ref = <ref name = "MEA"/><br />
| regions = [[Lima]]{{·}}[[Chimbote]]{{·}}[[Puno]]<br />
| languages = [[English language|English]]{{·}}[[Spanish language|Spanish]]{{·}}[[Languages of India|Indian languages]]<br />
| religions = [[Hinduism]]{{·}}[[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]]{{·}}[[Sikhism]]{{·}}[[Islam]]{{·}}[[Religions of India]]<br />
| related_groups = [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]]<br />
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'''Indians in Peru''' form a minority in the country as one of the smaller populations of the [[Indian diaspora]]. According to the [[Indian Ministry of External Affairs]], there were about 500 Indians living in [[Peru]] as of December 2016.<ref name = "MEA">{{cite web|title=India - Peru Relations|url=https://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/India_Peru_December_2020.pdf|website=Ministry of External Affairs|access-date=7 January 2017|date=December 2016}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The first immigrants from India to have arrived in Peru were businessmen who had arrived in the early 1960s. Later, the community grew until the early 1980s, after which many of its members left due to severe local economic crises and prevailing terrorism. Those with relatives in other Latin American countries joined them. In recent years, the size of the community has remained stable.{{cn|date=January 2026}}<br />
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There is also a small number of expatriate professionals from India in the country and a few of them have obtained Peruvian citizenship – not more than 10 out of a total number of almost forty persons.{{cn|date=January 2026}}<br />
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==See also== <br />
* [[India–Peru relations]] <br />
* [[Indian diaspora]]<br />
* [[Immigration to Peru]]<br />
* [[Hinduism in North America]]<br />
* [[Asian Latin Americans]]<br />
* [[Indians in Chile]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Ethnic groups in Peru}}<br />
{{Indian diaspora}}<br />
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[[Category:Asian diaspora in Peru]]<br />
[[Category:Indian diaspora by country|Peru]]<br />
[[Category:Indian diaspora in South America|Peru]]<br />
[[Category:Peruvian people of Indian descent|*]]<br />
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