History of Eritrea🇪🇷ታሪኽ ኤርትራ.تاريخ إريتريا
History of Eritrea🇪🇷ታሪኽ ኤርትራ.تاريخ إريتريا

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9 تغريدة 6 قراءة Feb 10, 2024
#Eritrea & #India relations
The archaeological findings of coins from ancient India in Eritrea & ancient texts proved the presence of #Indian merchants at #Adulis coast. Gupta Art (well-known in #Indian religion) dated to 4th- 6th century AD was also discovered in Adulis. 1/9
The Periplus of Erythrean Sea details a large number of items exported from #India through #Adulis such as long pepper, black pepper & transparent gems. The Christian Topography of Cosmas records that emeralds came from #Beja were taken to India by merchants. 2/9 #Eritrea
The onyx bezel of a ring engraved with an eagle on a globe, an opal bezel bearing an image identified as Jupiter Ammon, & a carnelian inscribed with 4 letters in a possible ancient #Indian script were recorded at #Adulis. An amphora was also discovered in Adulis. 3/9 #Eritrea
Recent excavation at Assarca (aka the Black Assarca wreck), just beyond the mouth of Zula Bay in Red Sea close to Adulis in #Eritrea has produced evidence from a shipwreck, of maritime trade involving Byzantium, Aksum, #Arabia, and #India in the 6 th - 7th century CE. 4/9
On 2 Feb 1941 #Indian 5th Division captured Italian fortifications defended by 8,000 troops and 32 field guns at #Barentu, #Eritrea, Italian East Africa. During #WWII many Indian soldiers were killed as part of the Commonwealth Army & were cremated a Keren War Cemetery. 5/9
On April 1, 1941 the #Indian 5th Division as part of the #AlliedPowers "liberated" #Asmara from the #Italians.
In 1949 & 1950 #India abstained in the #UNGA voting for the partition of #Eritrea & but voted YES for the federation of Eritrea with #Ethiopia. 6/9
On Sept 17, 1993 #Eritrea & #India est diplomatic relations. Eritrea's Amb Alem Tsehaye presented his credentials to Pres Abdul Kalam on July 19 2007. India's 1st resident Amb Shri Subhash presented his credentials to Pres Isaias on 4 Dec 2019. 7/9
#Eritrea & #India began their formal high ranking level talks with the visit of Chief Justice P.N. Bhagwati in 1995 & a high level visit from Eritrea by Minister Arafaine Berhe, Minister in 2000. 8/9
#Indian Navy ships of The First Training Squadron visited the Port of #Massawa from 23 to 25 April 2022.
Eritrea & India have cooperation in the fields of education, agriculture & trade. Trade volume between Eritrea & India is USD 245 million a year. 9/9

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