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R. Viswanathan
Indian Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay
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R. Viswanathan is the Indian Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay since October 2007. He was earlier the Ambassador to Venezuela and served as Consul General of India in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has headed the Ministry of External Affairs’ division on Latin America and Caribbean, as well as its Investment and Trade Promotion Division.
According to his website, Ambassador Viswanathan, a self-confessed Latinophile, regards Venezuelan leader Simon Bolivar and Argentine revolutionary Che Guevera as his heroes. A chemistry lecturer by profession, he has specialised in Latin America since 1996 and has been a regular contributor newspapers and business journals, besides giving lectures on the subject at think tanks and universities across India, Latin America and the United States.
He is fluent in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Portuñol.
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5 May 2011 Americas Quarterly The other BRIC in Latin America: India The potential for growth between India and Latin America is immense, now more than ever, as Indo-Latin trade reaches $20 billion in 2010, and Indian companies in the region employ more than 35,000 Latin Americans. Will India be able to overcome mental hurdles to cooperate further with this effervescent region? Tagged Under Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , indo-latin , LAC , Pablo Neruda , TCS , Trinidad and Tobago , Uruguay |
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8 April 2011 The Economic Times India dependent on Brazil & Argentina for edible oil and pulses India may have found reliable long-term trading sources for its edible oil, wheat and sugar needs. Brazil, with the largest surplus arable land in the world, and Argentina, the global leader in agricultural process outsourcing, are deemed to be a natural fit. Tagged Under Argentina , edible oil , Indo-Brazil , Indo-Latin America , pulses , soy , sugar |
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Foreign Affairs
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In-house Publications
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In-house Publications
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