This article covers the diplomatic relationship between India and Mexico: how relations were established, the partnership framework, meetings between leaders and foreign ministers, parliamentary exchanges and the dialogue mechanisms named in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral brief of July 2026.

Establishment of relations

According to the MEA brief of July 2026, Mexico, officially called the United Mexican States, was the first country in Latin America to establish diplomatic relations with independent India, in 1950. The year 2025 marked the diamond jubilee (75 years) of bilateral diplomatic relations. The brief notes that both countries actively consult and cooperate in international fora, including the UN, the G20 and the Global South.

During the visit of the then Mexican President Felipe Calderon to India in 2007, a "Privileged Partnership" was established between the two countries.

Meetings between leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mexico City on 8 June 2016, the last VVIP visit recorded in the brief, and met the then President Pena Nieto. The two leaders agreed to work towards elevating the relationship to a 'Strategic Partnership'. A return visit by the Mexican President to India in 2017 was cancelled after a devastating earthquake affected Mexico City in September 2017.

Prime Minister Modi and President Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo held their first bilateral meeting on 17 June 2025, on the sidelines of the 51st G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. They discussed strengthening the relationship on the basis of investments aimed at scientific and technological development.

Shri Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for External Affairs, visited Mexico from 30 September to 02 October 2024 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

Foreign ministers

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar visited Mexico from 26 to 28 September 2021, when he underlined the Leaders' objective of elevating the relationship to a 'Strategic Partnership' and called on the then President Lopez Obrador. The brief notes that the previous visit by an Indian EAM was by Shri PV Narasimha Rao in 1980.

From the Mexican side, former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, now Minister of Economy, visited India in March-April 2022 and reiterated the objective of working towards a 'Strategic Partnership'. He visited again in March 2023 for the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

Recent contacts listed in the brief include:

  • a telephone call on 02 June 2026 between EAM and Foreign Minister Mr. Roberto Velasco Alvarez, their first interaction since he assumed charge in April 2026, in which they agreed to strengthen bilateral relations and work closely in multilateral forums
  • meetings between EAM and the former Foreign Minister, Dr. Juan Ramon de la Fuente, on 11 November 2025 in Niagara, Canada, at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting; on 25 September 2025 at the UNGA in New York; and on 07 July 2025 at the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • meetings with Mexican counterparts on the sidelines of the UNGA in 2022 (Marcelo Ebrard), and in 2023 and 2024 (Alicia Barcena)

For the Foreign Ministers' Session of the 2nd Voice of Global South virtual Summit in November 2023, Foreign Minister Barcena designated her Chief of Staff, Mr. Martin Borrego, to participate.

Mexico and the G20

Ms. Raquel Buenrostro, then Mexican Minister of Economy, led a delegation to India from 8 to 10 September 2023 for the G20 Leaders' Summit held in New Delhi on 9-10 September 2023 under India's G20 Presidency. Former Foreign Minister Ms. Alicia Barcena took part in the virtual G20 Leaders' Summit in November 2023. President Sheinbaum attended the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 18-19 November 2024.

Parliamentary exchanges

The brief states that India and Mexico have exchanged regular visits by parliamentarians. During his visit to Mexico in May 2001, the then Speaker Shri G. M. C. Balayogi proposed that the two Parliaments establish a Parliamentary Friendship Group (PFG). Mexico set up the first PFG in 2001. In India, the PFG with Mexico was first constituted in 2006 and reconstituted in 2011, 2019 and 2021.

  • Shri Om Birla, Speaker of Lok Sabha, led a delegation to Mexico from 31 August to 2 September 2022. He held bilateral meetings with Mr. Santiago Creel, President of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, and Mr. Salvador Caro Cabrera, President of the India-Mexico Parliamentary Friendship Group.
  • The then President of the Senate, Ms. Ana Lilia Rivera Rivera, and the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Ms. Marcela Guerra Castillo, visited India from 12 to 14 October 2023 for the 9th P20 Summit and met the Prime Minister and the Speaker of Lok Sabha.
  • Three women Members of Parliament from Rajya Sabha, Smt. Phulo Devi Netam, Dr. Medha Vishram Kulkarni and Smt. Sunetra Ajit Pawar, visited Mexico City from 12 to 18 March 2025 for the 1st IPU Global Conference of Women Parliamentarians.

An India-Mexico Parliamentary Group of 13 Deputies has been established under the current 66th legislature of the Mexican Parliament, with Deputy Zaria Aguilera Claro as its President.

Dialogue mechanisms

The 6th Foreign Office Consultations were held on 29 June 2022, hosted by Mexico. The two countries also hold a Consular Dialogue, described in the practical guide in this series.