India, Panama Deepen Maritime Partnership with Focus on Trade and Logistics
Officials identified logistics, shipping, maritime security, skill development and digital transformation as priorities for a broader strategic partnership.
- On Wednesday, Union Minister for Commerce Piyush Goyal met Panama's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Javier Eduardo Martinez-Acha Vasquez in New Delhi to discuss strengthening bilateral ties across trade, investment, logistics, and digital cooperation.
- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal identified logistics, shipping, maritime security, and digital transformation as key pillars for an expanded strategic partnership during separate bilateral talks with Vasquez.
- Vasquez hailed India as "already a superpower," describing his country as "a strategic extension" of India's economic outreach and pitching Panama as the primary gateway to Latin America for trade and investment.
- Both nations reaffirmed their long-standing maritime relationship dating to the 19th century, with Sonowal inviting Panama's Minister of Maritime Affairs to participate in India Maritime Week 2026 to deepen institutional cooperation.
- During delegation-level talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Vasquez emphasized India's increasingly important role in shaping global affairs, while stronger cooperation aims to boost trade, investment, and supply chain connectivity.
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