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4 Message: Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina 25 India-Argentina: Past and present of an enduring passion 5 Message: Jorge Faurie, Foreign Affairs Minister 29 Academic cooperation between Argentina and India 6 Message: Daniel Chuburu, Ambassador of Argentina to 32 Development of Ayurvedic Medicine in Argentina India 34 Yerba Mate Tea, with Love from Argentina 8 Argentina seeks to better strategic ties with India 35 Wines of Argentina: Mendoza’s Marvellous Malbec 10 India-Argentina economic partnership 36 Strengthening bilateral relations in culture 11 Strengthening long-term economic relations 38 The many wonders of Argentina 16 Microfi nance in the bilateral relations between India and 39 The Baguala: From the Argentine Puna to the Himalayas Argentina Mountains 19 The immigration from India to Argentina 42 La Pegasus Polo Argentina Tour of India The Embassy of the Argentine Republic thanks to the following sponsors Published and Produced by Diplomatist Magazine an imprint of L.B. Associates (Pvt) Ltd in association with Embassy of Argentina in India DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this magazine are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect those of the editors or publisher. Although all efforts have been made to ensure the complete accuracy of text, neither the editors nor publisher can accept responsibility for consequences arising from errors or omissions or any opinions or advice given. Email: [email protected] I Website: www.diplomatist.com ARGENTINA ARGENTINA FACT FILE Offi cial Name Argentine Republic Political system Federal Republic, with presidential system. Capital City City of Buenos Aires Location Southern half of South America. Area 2.780.400 sq km. Population 43.847.000 (est.2018) Language Spanish Exports Agriculture goods (cereals, edible oils, etc), processed foods, industrial goods (vehicle and auto parts, among others), minerals (gold, copper, lithium) Climate Large variety of climates: tropical, hot, warm, arid and cold climates can be found in diff erent parts of the country. Currency Peso Country Code +54 Time Zone UTC-3 3 FROM THE DESK OF PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA BUILDING CONSENSUS FOR FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ARGENTINA On behalf of the Argentine people, it is my honour to welcome you to Argentina’s G20 presidency. We are proud to have this opportunity to show our commitment to international cooperation, multilateralism, and global governance. We will steer the G20’s eff orts throughout our presidency in the spirit of an honest broker. When we meet in Buenos Aires in 2018, 10 years will have passed since the fi rst Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC. This tenth anniversary challenges us to refl ect upon all the G20 has accomplished, as well as how its eff ectiveness as a key forum for global macroeconomic coordination and governance can be sustained. If we are to solve the challenges of today and tomorrow, we need to act with that same sense of urgency that brought us together in 2008. With a people-centered vision, Argentina will place development, fairness, and sustainability at the forefront of the G20 agenda. We will devote our best eff orts to deliver on the task our partners entrusted us by leading the G20 under the theme “Building consensus for fair and sustainable development”. The world has changed in a fundamental way. Globalization has transformed our economies, societies and work practices. Yes, it has been a cornerstone of growth and development. But its benefi ts have not been shared equally. This is the moment when we must renew our commitments with the broader goal of leaving no one behind. This is the moment to build new bridges across the globe. I look forward to welcoming my fellow Leaders in Buenos Aires on November 30 and December 1, 2018, and to working with them to help shape our shared future. Mauricio Macri President of Argentina 4 FROM THE DESK OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS THE WORLD The Government of President Mauricio Macri, from the be- larger country in the world with 53 percent of arable land and ginning of his administration, had a clear objective: Put Argentina the highest levels of agricultural productivity in the world. back on the global map. This goal means to restore reliable ties Our country ranks number one in Latin America in the Human with other nations and to develop an intelligent insertion policy, Development and Education index. In addition, it has now focused on concrete interests but at the same time based on values recovered the possibility of having reliable indicators of basic such as democracy, human rights, and multilateralism. statistics to measure infl ation rates, employment, and poverty. In this sense, we are convinced that the Argentine Presidency We believe that our intelligent insertion at a global level of the G-20 (2018) is the most important demonstration, should not be unidirectional. Currently, no country tends to although not the only one, that the above-mentioned goal is aim to a single destination but points in several directions. ARGENTINA being achieved and will allow our country to present our own Our opportunities are very broad and extend from the United perspective from the South to the world. States, China, Russia, and the European Union to the Asian and The G-20 is the main forum for international economic, African markets. We look for future new partners. Therefore financial and political cooperation that counts with the today we are in trade negotiations with almost 50 percent of participation of the top world leaders. It is a key space, shared global GDP. with India, where debates and concrete decisions about the In a world characterised by a growing global main global economic and political challenges take place. interdependence, both political and economic -defi ned by the Argentina is proud to be a member of the G-20 and to have movement of capital, goods and people, a growing exchange been elected to preside it until December 2018. It will be an of data and instant digital communications - the combination honor for Argentines to receive the maximum leaders of the of political, economic, fi nancial, commercial and technological world politics in Buenos Aires on November 30th. trends are shortening distances, opening borders and connecting For Argentina, the political and economic relationship distant cultures and economies. with India is a priority. Our link is historical but it has a lot During the presidency of the G-20, Argentina has the to develop towards the future. The bilateral commercials purpose to establish a constructive framework for dialogue perspectives are promising with a trade balance that exceeded and consensus based on an agenda that will focus on education the 2900 million dollars in 2017 which ranks India as the sixth and the jobs of the future, along with the debates on fair destination for Argentine exports, with an increasing number trade, fi nance, technological revolution, gender, energy, and of Indian companies based in Argentina, particularly in the environmental issues among others. sectors of machinery and equipment, computer services IT, In this framework, the Argentine presidency will present and chemical industry. the perspective of the developing countries and especially of I am sure that both nations have wide opportunities to deepen the Latin American countries, with their interests and concerns, and diversify trade and investment, political understandings and and highlighting the great potential of our peoples and nations. technical cooperation between Argentina-India. Argentina’s priorities refl ect its identity as a multicultural Moreover, from the MERCOSUR, our country has the will country whose vision of the future lies in greater integration to extend the Agreement of Preferential Trade with India in a and exchange with the world. substantial manner and develop the possibility of commercial We know that preside the G-20 is not an easy task. The agreements, putting special attention in the synergies and consensus is not always assured, but we are convinced that this complementarities of the productive sectors of both regions. is what the G20 is for: gathering diff erent visions and taking on Argentina is the third largest economy in Latin America, the challenge to obtain shared benefi ts. That is why we want with the second highest GDP per capita of the region and a to build bridges, not walls. population of more than 43 million inhabitants. It is the eighth Jorge Faurie, Foreign Aff airs Minister, Argentina 5 FROM THE DESK OF AMBASSADOR ARGENTINA AND INDIA TOWARDS 70 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP ARGENTINA As we are celebrating our National Day, I believe it is a economies of the world. On November 30th and December great occasion to send a message regarding my country, what 1st, the Leader´s Summit will take place in our capital city, is taking place this year in Argentina within the diplomatic Buenos Aires, gathering the Heads of State and Government landscape and to express some thoughts and ideas on the of all its members. This will be the last step of a year that bilateral relations between our country and India. has been full of meetings and interactions both at the Argentina is a young country, with only 200 years of governmental and civil society levels. Argentina has been independence. A country with almost the same size as India trying to express the views from the south during this year (but with a population of only 44.5 million), we are located and articulated an agenda with three main issues: future at the far south of the world, at the end of Latin America. Our of work, infrastructure for development and food security. main language, Spanish, is spoken by almost 400 million Along with this journey, India has been an important people around the world.