India and Colombia: the embassies in New Delhi and Bogota, and the Indian companies at work there
Background
Colombia and India established diplomatic relations on 19 January 1959.
Colombia opened its embassy in New Delhi in March 1972, and India opened its embassy in Colombia in 1973.
Indian investment in Colombia is about USD 500 million, excluding ONGC Videsh's USD 1.5 billion of hydrocarbon investments; Colombian investment in India is about USD 5 million.
Indian companies operating in Colombia include TCS, Infosys and Wipro in information technology, CIPLA and Dr Reddy's in pharmaceuticals, Bajaj and Hero in automobiles, and ONGC Videsh in oil exploration.
India's main items of export to Colombia include vehicles such as motorcycles, engineering goods, chemicals, cotton, pharmaceuticals and iron and steel products.
The 10th Foreign Office Consultations were held on 15 October 2024, when an Audio-Visual Co-production Agreement was signed.
In plain words
Foreign Office Consultations Foreign Office Consultations — A regular official-level dialogue between two foreign ministries to review the whole bilateral relationship.