India–Laos_relations
India–Laos relations
Bilateral relations
India–Laos relations (Hindi: भारत-लाओस संबंध; Lao: ການພົວພັນອິນເດຍ-ລາວ), also referred to as Indian-Lao relations or Indo-Lao relations, are bilateral relations between India and Laos. Relations between two nations were established in February 1956. First Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru visited Laos in 1954 while first President of India Rajendra Prasad visited Laos in 1956.[1][2] India considers Laos as strategically important in accordance with China's growing land-reclamation activities in the South China Sea.[3] Laos has been supportive to India's efforts to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.[4]