This article covers the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Peru, visits by leaders, ministers and senior officials, the Joint Commission, parliamentary contacts and the agreements the two countries have signed. It is based on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) brief on India-Peru relations of June 2026.

Establishment of relations

According to the MEA brief of June 2026, India established diplomatic relations with Peru in March 1963. The history of India's resident mission in Lima is set out in this guide's practical article.

The brief describes India-Peru relations as traditionally cordial and friendly. It states that since the early 2000s the relationship has acquired more economic and business content, and that India and Peru cooperate closely on multilateral matters. The areas of sectoral cooperation it lists are set out in this guide's development and cooperation article.

Visits from India

The brief lists the following visits from India to Peru:

  • President Shri K. R. Narayanan (1998);
  • EAM Shri Yashwant Sinha (2003);
  • MoS External Affairs Dr. Shashi Tharoor (2010);
  • Minister for Housing, Urban Poverty Alleviation and Tourism Kumari Selja (2010);
  • MoS (C&I) Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia (2010);
  • Vice President Shri M. Hamid Ansari (2013);
  • MoS Railways Shri Adhir Ranjan Choudhury (2014);
  • Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting Shri Arun Jaitley, for the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings and meetings of the G24 and the Commonwealth Finance Ministers in October 2015;
  • Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, from 10-12 May 2018;
  • MoS External Affairs Shri V. Muraleedharan, on a bilateral visit from 22-24 August 2019.

The brief also records that MoS Railways Shri Rajen Gohain transited through Lima on 19 and 22 April 2018, and MoS Labour and Employment Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar on 4 September 2018. Secretary (East) Shri Periasamy Kumaran visited Peru from 23-26 August 2025.

Visits from Peru

Visits from Peru to India recorded in the brief include:

  • President Alan Garcia (1987), Chief Guest for Republic Day;
  • President Alberto Fujimori (1997);
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Mr. Alfredo Ferrero Diez-Canseco (2006);
  • Minister for Trade and Tourism Mr. Eduardo Ferreyros Kuppers (2011);
  • Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Jose Beraun Araníbar (2012);
  • Vice Minister for Foreign Trade Mr. Edgar Vasquez Vela (August 2014), who visited again in March 2017.

Foreign Minister of Peru Mr. Elmer Schialer Salcedo visited New Delhi from 16-20 March 2025, took part in the Raisina Dialogue, met the External Affairs Minister (EAM) and held comprehensive discussions. Visits by Peruvian trade ministers to CII business conclaves are described in this guide's trade article.

Joint Commission and ministerial dialogue

India and Peru have an agreement on the Establishment of a Joint Commission. The brief records three meetings:

  • the first India-Peru Joint Commission Meeting, held in Lima on June 21, 2017, attended by Secretary (East);
  • the second, in India on 15 April 2023, co-headed by Vice Foreign Minister Ignacio Higueras Hare and Secretary (East) Shri Saurabh Kumar;
  • the third, conducted by Secretary (East) Shri. Jaideep Mazumdar during his visit to Peru from 17-19 September 2024.

Parliamentary contacts

In January 2003, two Vice-Speakers of the Peruvian Congress visited India for the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Indian Parliament. On 30 April, 2003, the Peruvian Congress reactivated the Peru-India Parliamentary Friendship League. In December 2007, the India-Peru Parliamentary Friendship Group was formed in the Indian Parliament, and the brief states that a Peru-India Parliamentary Friendship League has existed in the Peruvian Congress since 2011.

An eight-member Peruvian parliamentary delegation paid an official visit to India in April 2013. Four Indian Members of Parliament accompanied Vice President Shri M. Hamid Ansari on his official visit to Peru in October 2013, and a multi-party Parliamentary delegation accompanied the Vice President on his official visit in May 2018.

Ms. Swati Maliwal, MP, visited Peru from 10-14 September 2025 to take part in the 11th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians for Gender Equality in Lima.

Agreements

The brief states that many bilateral agreements have been signed over the years, covering a wide range of areas. The more recent ones it lists are:

  • Cooperation in the fields of peaceful use of nuclear energy;
  • Customs Cooperation Agreement;
  • Cooperation in New and Renewable Energy;
  • Defence Cooperation Agreement;
  • Establishment of a Joint Commission;
  • Educational Exchange Programme;
  • Cooperation between Geological Survey of India and its Peruvian counterpart (INGEMMET);
  • Cooperation in Geology and Mineral Resources.

The brief also lists an agreement on digital payments, described in this guide's practical article.