External Affairs Minister Jaishankar visited Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago in May 2026, advancing India's trade, technology, and tourism framework through medical aid, infrastructure projects, and eight bilateral agreements while countering Chinese regional influence.
India's External Affairs Minister Jaishankar concluded a historic bilateral visit to Jamaica, signing three MoUs and agreeing to strengthen trade, skilled worker mobility including healthcare professionals, and development cooperation across multiple sectors.
India's External Affairs Minister visited Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, signaling New Delhi's strategic pivot toward deeper Caribbean engagement beyond traditional ethnic Indian diaspora ties, amid global uncertainties from Trump's disruption of international order.
India's foreign minister made his first bilateral visit to Jamaica, signing three cooperation agreements on healthcare, clean energy, and broadcasting while pledging medical equipment, training expansion, and financial support to strengthen bilateral ties across digital payments, defence, and trade sectors.