DIPLOMATS TO INDIA EMPIRE

Select The Country:

TIMOR-LESTE

OCTOBER 2025

Timor-Leste and India established diplomatic relations in 2003. Since then many high dignitaries have visited India from Timor-Leste and vice versa. In August 2024, Hon'ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, paid a historical visit to Timor-Leste, the first by an Indian President.

In 2024, India's exports to Timor-Leste amounted to USD 47.8 million. India's main exports include rice, sugar and confectionery products, and pharmaceutical goods, while imports from Timor-Leste remain minimal.

The MBBS programme is a major highlight, with over 300 medical students already studying in Timor-Leste, and a second batch of about 600 expected this year. The course runs for four to five years, creating vital capacity in healthcare.

Both countries have signed several MoUs in IT (establishing an IT centre in Dili in partnership with the National University), healthcare and public health, cultural exchange, broadcasting, and reciprocal visas for diplomatic and service passport holders.

-H.E. Mr Karlito Nunes, Ambassador of Timor-Leste to India