President Mahama Meets Indian External Affairs Minister To Deepen Ghana-India Relations

Accra, Oct. 7, 24HourNews – President John Dramani Mahama has held discussions with India’s Minister for External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on strengthening Ghana-India relations, with a focus on trade, investment, rail development and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

The meeting, held in Accra, also explored opportunities to deepen economic cooperation and advance a more equitable global order that rejects unilateralism and the abuse of nations.

President Mahama highlighted the growing trade ties between Ghana and India, noting that Ghana’s exports to India have risen from about US$3 billion to nearly US$7 billion.

He added that Ghana continues to benefit from Indian agricultural machinery, automobiles and buses, which have contributed significantly to the country’s agricultural and transport sectors.

On pharmaceuticals, President Mahama reaffirmed Ghana’s openness to partnerships that support local drug and vaccine production, in line with the health sovereignty objectives of the Accra Reset.

He stressed that local manufacturing of essential medicines and vaccines remains a priority for Ghana as part of efforts to strengthen health security and reduce dependency on imports.

Dr Jaishankar, on his part, conveyed warm greetings from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu.

He said both leaders expect the comprehensive partnership between Ghana and India to be given greater concrete shape through new avenues of cooperation.

The discussions form part of ongoing efforts to deepen the longstanding Ghana-India partnership, including cooperation in infrastructure, ICT, health, trade and investment.

Both leaders expressed commitment to further strengthening bilateral ties for the mutual benefit of the two countries.