India and Bulgaria
Country guide in 5 articles, about 16 minutes of reading
Written from the Ministry of External Affairs bilateral brief on India and Bulgaria (April 2020). Figures and events are as the brief gives them at that date. Contact details come from the verified MEA register and are shown live.
Relations
India and Bulgaria: diplomatic relations and milestones
India and Bulgaria established diplomatic relations in 1954. This article lists the high-level visits in both directions, the President of India's State Visit of September 2018 and the political, legal and sectoral agreements named in the MEA brief.
4 min read · Published 4 October 2026
Trade and investment
Trade and investment between India and Bulgaria
The MEA brief of April 2020 gives India-Bulgaria trade figures for each year from 2013-2014, lists the main goods traded and names the economic agreements between the two countries. It also records the use of Bulgarian locations by Indian film productions.
3 min read · Published 4 October 2026
Indology hindi and yoga
India and Bulgaria: Indology, Hindi studies and yoga
Sofia University has taught Indology since 1983 and hosts a visiting chair for a Professor of Hindi. This article covers Hindi scholarships, ITEC Day, Hindi events and the International Day of Yoga in Bulgaria as described in the MEA brief.
3 min read · Published 4 October 2026
Culture, education and community
Culture, education and the Indian community in Bulgaria
Cultural links between India and Bulgaria go back to Rabindranath Tagore's visit to Bulgaria in 1926, and 17 Cultural Exchange Programmes had been signed by April 2020. The Indian community in Bulgaria numbers around 700, with around 300 Indian students.
4 min read · Published 4 October 2026
Practical guide
Bulgaria in India: embassy, consulates and how to get help
The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria is at EP 16/17, Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, and Bulgaria has honorary consulates in Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. This article lists the contact details and the travel points in the MEA brief.
2 min read · Published 4 October 2026
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