What happened?
On January 15, 2025, India and the Czech Republic held their 8th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by Shri M. Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary (Central Europe) at India’s Ministry of External Affairs, and Ms. Katerina Sequensova, Director General of the Non-European Countries, Economic and Development Cooperation Section at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Why it matters to India
Last year, in January 2024, India and the Czech Republic agreed to elevate their relationship in innovative sectors to a Strategic Partnership on Innovation. Both sides conducted a comprehensive review of bilateral, regional, and international issues during the FOC talks. The discussions focused on progress in political relations, including exchanging high-level visits, trade and investment, cooperation in science and technology, defence partnerships, and people-to-people contacts, particularly through student mobility between the two countries.
