"A number of agreements for cooperation are expected to be signed during the visit and will cover wide-ranging areas such as sports, science and technology, industrial research, hydrocarbons, trade promotion and business visas," said a statement released by the ministry of external affairs.
Signifying a robust economic relationship, bilateral trade volume has increased by 87 per cent in five years from $694 million in 2003
to $1.3 billion in 2008.
Argentina has been a major source of agricultural products, especially edible oils like soya and sunflower oil. The balance of trade is in favour of Argentina, with imports at $836 million, being nearly double of exports from India at $492 million in 2008.
With India being a large scale importer of oilseeds and pulses, Argentina will continue to be a major source, especially due to its higher agricultural productivity, which is almost three times that of India.
Acquisition of large swathes of agricultural land has also been explored by some Indian groups, like Solvents Extractors Association of India and State Trading Corporation.
Indian companies have already made investments in information technology, pharmaceuticals, agro-chemicals and mining sectors in Argentina to the tune of $119 million.
On the energy front, ONGC Videsh is likely to sign an agreement with its Argentine counterpart Enarsa. Indian private company Reliance is already part of a consortium that includes Argentine private firm Pluspetrol and has won a concession in Peru for oil and gas exploration. (enlace a fuente)
el gran diario argentino también cubre la información del viaje.
publicó el domingo 11 de octubre "... Durante su estadía en ese país, Cristina será recibida el miércoles en Nueva Delhi por el primer ministro Manmohan Singh. Firmarán convenios de cooperación en áreas como agricultura, ciencia, tecnología y deportes, energía nuclear e investigaciones tecnológicas y defensa, entre otros. Claro que rara vez se da cuenta, a posteriori, de los efectos concretos que generaron estos acuerdos...". (enlace a fuente)
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