This article outlines diplomatic relations between India and Nicaragua: when relations were established, the visits and meetings between the two governments, the agreements referred to in the brief, and the multilateral initiatives Nicaragua has joined. It also records the cultural and community links the brief describes. It is based on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral brief of June 2026.

Establishment of relations

According to the MEA brief of June 2026, diplomatic relations between India and Nicaragua were established in March 1983. The brief describes bilateral relations between the two countries as "warm and friendly".

How each country is represented in the other, including the history of Nicaragua's embassy in New Delhi, is set out in this guide's practical article.

Visits and meetings

The brief records that the current President of Nicaragua, H.E. Mr. Daniel Ortega Saavedra, visited India twice, in 1983 and 1986, during his earlier term as President.

In July 2019, Nicaragua's Minister of Health, Ms. Sonia Castro Gonzalez, accompanied by Ms. Maria De Los Angeles Boedeker Herrera, Director of Cooperation in the Ministry of Health, met India's Minister of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi. In October 2019, the Foreign Minister of Nicaragua, Mr. Denis Moncada Colindres, visited New Delhi and met the External Affairs Minister (EAM).

Meetings at foreign minister level have also taken place on the margins of multilateral events:

  • April 2023: the EAM met the then Foreign Minister of Nicaragua during the India-SICA Foreign Ministers meeting in Panama.
  • September 2024: on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly session, the EAM met Nicaragua's Foreign Minister, Valdrack Jaentschke.
  • September 2025: Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Mr. Denis Moncada met the EAM on the sidelines of UNGA.

From 6 to 8 March 2025, the Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri Pabitra Margherita, visited Nicaragua. According to the brief, it was the first ever Ministerial level visit to Nicaragua from the Ministry of External Affairs.

Agreements and proposed MoUs

The brief states that several agreements have been signed with Nicaragua in areas such as Cultural Cooperation, Government to Government credit, and Economic Cooperation.

In May 2019, Nicaragua forwarded four new MoUs for cooperation in the fields of Education, Health, Energy and Agriculture. As of the brief, they were under MEA's consideration.

Agreements on visa waiver, pharmacopoeia cooperation, an IT training centre and Quick Impact Projects are covered in the other articles of this guide, alongside the subjects they concern.

Multilateral initiatives

The Government of Nicaragua has signed and ratified the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and is a member of the alliance. Nicaragua has also signed the Framework Agreement on the establishment of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA).

The brief notes that performances by Indian cultural troupes have been held in Nicaragua from time to time. The International Day of Yoga is organised every year in cooperation with several local yoga institutes and the Indian community, and in June 2025 it was celebrated in collaboration with "Yoga Urbano Managua".

In February 2019, Mr. Oscar Perez visited India and took part in the Kumbh Mela at the invitation of the Government of India.

As of the brief, the Indian community in Nicaragua numbered close to 50.