India, which hosted the founding summit of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in March 2018, invited Azerbaijan to join the Alliance as a partner country. Although Azerbaijan is not located between the two tropics, it enjoys a large amount of sunlight.

India is interested in developing cooperation in tourism, education, transport, energy and other spheres with Azerbaijan, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said on April 4.

Indian PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Confederation of Azerbaijani Entrepreneurs, as well as the PHD and the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) signed memorandums of understanding on March 13.

A memorandum of understanding, aimed at expanding and strengthening economic and trade ties as well as business relations between azerbaijan and India, will be signed within a business forum on March 13, Indian Ambassador to Baku Sanjay Rana said at a press conference in Baku on March 12.

The chambers of commerce and industry of Azerbaijan and India, the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers’) Organizations of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) will sign a memorandum of understanding on March 13, Indian Ambassador to Baku Sanjay Rana said at a press conference March 12.

The Finance Minister of India, Mr. Arun Jaitley met with the Finance Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Samir Sharifov in New Delhi on February 21.

Seven kinds of products from Kyrgyzstan will be exported to India (walnut, prunes, apples, apricots, dogrose, ghee and honey), chairman of the association of domestic producers Bakyt Degenbaev told, Kabar reports.

India has joined the Ashgabat agreement which envisages creation of an international transport and transit corridor set to facilitate trade relations between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf regions.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) plans to open its office in Tashkent, the organization’s regional director on the CIS countries Manish Mohan said, Jahon news reported.

A biographic documentary titled "Dharmendra – A Messenger of Love" by TV journalist Namig Gurban was screened in Baku on December 27.