A postal stamp showing the Taj Mahal and Machu Picchu marked the fiftieth anniversary of India-Peru diplomatic relations
Background
India established diplomatic relations with Peru in March 1963. Until 1969 the Indian Ambassador in Chile was concurrently accredited to Peru. In September 1969 India opened its resident Mission in Lima, and the first resident Indian Ambassador in Lima took charge in November 1973. The 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Peru was celebrated on 25 March 2013, and during the ceremony a special postal stamp depicting Taj Mahal and Machu Picchu was issued. For the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, a special commemorative postal stamp was released by Peruvian Post on 14 March 2024. The first India-Peru Joint Commission Meeting was held on June 21, 2017. The bilateral cooperation spans areas that include energy, mines, textiles, agriculture, science, technology, defence and space.
In plain words
concurrent accreditation concurrent accreditation of an ambassador — The practice of one resident ambassador also representing their country to a second state where there is no mission.
resident Mission resident diplomatic mission — An embassy staffed and located in the host country, as against accreditation from a neighbouring capital.
Joint Commission Meeting India-Peru Joint Commission Meeting — The standing bilateral mechanism at which the two governments review the whole relationship.