Heine Comments on Chile-India Relations
Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was quoted in a AsiaLink article exploring the role India could play in the future of Chilean foreign policy.
The article, titled “¿Será India una nueva China para Chile?” (Will India be a new China for Chile?), discusses Chile and India’s current trade agreements, the impact COVID-19 had on trade, and the commercial future between the two nations. In his comments, Heine applauds Chile for making India a priority. He hopes that this change in mentality will translate to more state and tourist visits, more trade, and an expansion of existing trade agreements.
An excerpt:
For [Heine] there are enormous possibilities in bilateral trade that are under-exploited, since from 2003 to 2007 exports went from US $ 200 to US $ 2 billion and since then “[that] trade has decreased in these years, obviously it means that there is something that we are not doing well, because India has grown enormously “, he emphasizes, adding that due to competition with other nations and the hierarchical nature of Indian society” unless the highest level of government is given priority and take place State visits, ministers visits, agreements are signed […] protectionism and the numerous entry barriers that exist in India are very difficult to penetrate ”, he warns.
The full article can be read on AsiaLink‘s website.
Ambassador Jorge Heine is a Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. He has served as ambassador of Chile to China (2014-2017), to India (2003-2007) and to South Africa (1994-1999), and as a Cabinet Minister in the Chilean Government. Read more about Ambassador Heine on his Pardee School faculty profile.