Locating Argentina in India’s New LATAM Outlook

The event will explore the growing strategic centrality of India-Argentina relations within India’s evolving engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAM). As bilateral trade has surged—recently exceeding $5 billion and driven by strong complementarities—Argentina has emerged as a vital partner for India’s energy security, supplying critical minerals like lithium and hydrocarbons, and supporting food security needs. This partnership highlights a notable rise in overall energy trade and cooperation, including agreements in oil & gas, shale resources, lithium exploration, and nuclear collaboration, positioning Argentina as a key pillar in diversifying India’s supply chains away from traditional dependencies.

The discussion will examine how deepening ties with Argentina can catalyse broader India-LATAM relations with major players such as Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay—through expanded trade, investment in critical minerals, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals, and potential strengthening of frameworks like the India-MERCOSUR PTA. It will also address persistent challenges, including geographic distance, language barriers, infrastructure gaps, regulatory hurdles in investments, and uneven political and economic priorities across the region that have historically limited deeper integration.