India and Mozambique both have a long history of friendly relations that have been built upon traditional linkages dating back to the pre-colonial period. There has been the exchange of Indian merchants and businessmen to Mozambique even before Vasco da Gama set sail for Africa and India. Due to the migration based on trading, the Indians have settled in Mozambique as traders. These ancient people-to-people contacts have been further built upon in modern times, to forge a strong bilateral relationship based on regular political contacts, ever-deepening economic engagement and well-integrated Indian community in Mozambique. India has a history of supporting African nations in their freedom struggle and it did support Mozambique too. In fact, India was amongst the first countries to open its embassy in Mozambique immediately after its independence. The Indian Ambassador was among those who witnessed the historic moment of the Portuguese flag coming down and new Mozambican flag going up in 1975. This article would try to trace the relationship between India and Mozambique in the past and will bring out the important areas for further co-operation between the two nations.

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印度和莫桑比克：不断发展的关系

印度和莫桑比克都有悠久的友好关系，建立在可追溯到前殖民时期的传统联系基础上。在Vasco da Gama启程前往非洲和印度之前，印度商人就已经与莫桑比克进行了交流。由于基于贸易的移民，印度人定居在莫桑比克作为贸易商。这些古代的人与人之间的往来在现代已进一步建立，以建立基于定期政治往来，不断加深的经济交往和莫桑比克印度社区高度融合的牢固的双边关系。印度有支持非洲国家进行自由斗争的历史，它也支持莫桑比克。实际上，印度是独立后第一批在莫桑比克设立大使馆的国家之一。