The Big Picture - India, Portugal Ties: Exploring New Avenues

India and Portugal on Friday signed seven agreements to boost cooperation in a range of areas after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa held extensive talks. The pacts provide for cooperation in areas of investment, transport, ports, culture and industrial and intellectual property rights. Portugal is an important country for India in Southern Europe, and bilateral ties have witnessed a steady progress in the last 15 years. In October 2005, Portugal extradited Abu Salem and Monica Bedi to face terror charges. Prime Minister Modi visited Portugal in June 2017 during which 11 agreements were signed covering a large number of areas including space, avoidance of double taxation, nano-technology, biotechnology and higher education. Sousa arrived here on Thursday night on a four-day visit, his first to India. The last visit by a Portuguese President to India was in 2007. On this edition of The Big Picture we analyse the bilateral relationship between India and Portugal.

Guests -
Jitendra Nath Misra, Former Ambassador to Portugal,
Sheetal Sharma, Assistant Professor, Centre for European Studies, JNU,
Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Affairs Editor, Hindustan Times,
Rajendra Harshe, Foreign Affairs Expert,

Anchor - Frank Rausan Pereira

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