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India andKosovo do not have official relations as India has not formally recognized Kosovo.
WhenKosovo issued independence fromSerbia in 2008, India was one of the countries that did not recognize the independence of Kosovo. In January 2009, Ajay Swarup stated that "India will supportSerbia on the issue of protection of her sovereignty in all international forums".[1]
The row between the two started in 2018 when the Indian government refused to give a visa toDonjeta Sadiku and her coaches to compete in a boxing competition despite getting the full backing of the Boxing Federation of India and theIndian Olympic Association. This prompted retaliation from theIOC as they threatened to revoke India's bids over2030 Asian Games and2032 Summer Olympics.[2]
Despite this,India however, has maintained a pragmatic approach overKosovo, which not recognizing but not denying Kosovo's existence, and several Kosovans have expressed their interest to experience official relations with India.[3]
In November 2022, India-Kosovo Commercial Economic Office, a trade office independent of the Government of India and in association with theMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, was opened inNew Delhi and is headed by a private citizen. Despite the opening of the office,Ministry of External Affairs of India spokespersonArindam Bagchi reiterated in a statement that there would be no change in India's position of non-recognition of Kosovo's independence.[4]
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