This article covers technical, scientific and development cooperation between India and Mexico: the agricultural research links behind India's Green Revolution, science and technology agreements, digital cooperation, training under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme, and sectoral dialogue under India's Voice of Global South Summits. It is based on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) brief of July 2026, which records no Indian lines of credit or grant projects in Mexico.

Agriculture and the Green Revolution

According to the MEA brief of July 2026, Mexican wheat varieties, especially the Sonora wheat variety and other hybrids developed by Indian scientists in collaboration with Mexican and international scientists, were instrumental in the success of the Green Revolution in the 1960s and India's subsequent food self-sufficiency. The brief names Norman Borlaug, based at CIMMYT in Mexico, among those scientists.

The brief also records recent visits to CIMMYT by India's Principal Scientific Adviser. Dr. Ajay Kumar Sood, the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, visited Mexico from 12 to 15 May 2025 for a meeting of the CIMMYT Board of Trustees. During that visit he held bilateral meetings with:

  • Dr. Rosaura Ruiz Gutiérrez, Minister of Science, Technology, Innovation and Humanities
  • Mr. Marcelo Ebrard, Minister of Economy
  • Dr. David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz, Minister of Health

He also met Julio Antonio Berdegué Sacristán, then Minister of Agriculture, at CIMMYT. Dr. Sood visited Mexico again from 19 to 21 May 2026 for a meeting of the CIMMYT Board of Trustees, and held bilateral meetings with Foreign Minister Mr. Roberto Velasco Alvarez and Dr. Jose Antonio Pena Merino, Head of the Mexican Agency of Digital Transformation and Communication.

Science and technology

During the March-April 2022 visit of the then Foreign Minister Ebrard to India, the Mexican side proposed creating an Accelerator Fund to support joint science, technology and innovation projects with India. On his next visit, in March 2023, an MoU was signed between India's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID).

Science and technology also featured at the level of leaders: at their first bilateral meeting in June 2025, Prime Minister Modi and President Sheinbaum discussed investments aimed at scientific and technological development.

During his March 2023 visit, Mr. Ebrard met the Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, and the Minister of State for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh.

Digital transformation

Dr. José Antonio Peña Merino, Head of the Mexican Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, visited New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru from 10 to 14 November 2025. His visit focused on understanding India's progress in digital governance, digital infrastructure development, telecommunications and the space sector. He met Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Prof. Dr. Ajay Kumar Sood, and senior officials of the Government of India.

Training under ITEC and for diplomats

The ITEC programme was extended to Mexico in 1991, and 35 training slots are currently available to Mexican participants each year.

The Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS) of the Ministry of External Affairs also offers courses to Mexican diplomats. The most recent recorded in the brief was the participation of 5 young Mexican diplomats in the Special Course for Pacific Alliance Countries in July 2024.

Energy and education at the Voice of Global South Summits

Mexico has taken part in the sectoral sessions of the Voice of Global South Summits, which India hosts in virtual format. In the 3rd Voice of Global South Summit:

  • Mr. Heberto Castillo, Vice Minister of Energy Transition and Planning, participated in the Energy Ministers' Session
  • Mr. Luciano Concheiro Borquez, Vice Minister of Higher Education, participated in the Education Ministers' Session

Scope of this article

The brief does not record Indian lines of credit, grant-funded projects or humanitarian assistance for Mexico, and this article therefore does not cover them. Academic scholarships for Mexican students are covered in the culture and education article, and the trade and investment links in the economic article of this guide.