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Vice-President to leave for South America tomorrow
What has happened?
The tour to Panama is significant because of growing engagement between China and Panama. The country also has the highest presence of Indian diaspora of 15,000. In Peru, Mr. Naidu will participate in the celebration of 55 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
China, Security Council membership will be topics of talks
- The tour is especially significant. China has been aggressively expanding its presence in Panama and Peru and India has very limited influence over these two countries
- The tour to Guatemala is to reassert Indian influence. Guatemala has supported India’s permanent membership in the United Nation’s Security Council. It also has strained relations with both China and Pakistan
