Shri Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications & Information Tecnology of India visited Colombia on April 12 2012.  Minister Pilot met the Colombian Minister of IT Mr. Diego Molano Vega and disscussed about several bilateral issues such as joint collaboration, application of new technologies and sustainable development.  Minister Pilot also met important local players of IT as well as the investment agencies from Bogotá, Cali and Barranquilla.  The India Colombia Chamber of Commerce hosted a lunch for Minister Pilot and in the evening the [ … ]

Leaders of the emerging world met in New Delhi on March 29th 2012 to discuss creating a new development bank, at a summit in which the block will seek to convert its economic might into collective diplomatic clout. The leaders of the BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- attended the fourth meeting of the block, a key non-Western alliance that is  looking to extend its influence.  Presidents Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Hu Jintao of China and Jacob Zuma of South Africa, as well as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan [ … ]

The Expo India 2012 Buyer-Seller meet took place on march 1st 2012, organised by the Embassy of India and the India -  Colombia Chamber of Commerce.  33 companies from the Export Promotion Council of Pharmaceutical Products of India PHARMEXCIL and 13 companies from the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council of India TEXPROCIL participated in the event. More than 150 people attended the inauguration ceremony and around 80 colombian companies took part in the BSM. organizada por la Embajada de la India y la Cámara de Comercio Colombia India.  On the next da [ … ]