In an emotional ceremony held today, Bhutanese student Gelley Jamtsho, received the file that certifies has been awarded a medical scholarship by the Cuban government to Bhutan for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The student grateful the Cuban government for its solidarity despite difficulties caused by the blockade imposed on the island by the US government.
With the presence of comrade M. A. Baby, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) and the Cuban Ambassador, Juan Carlos Marsán, the “Fidel Castro Centennial” Soccer Cup, organized by the National Committee of Solidarity with Cuba in India, was inaugurated.
The Cup pays tribute to the legacy of the undefeated Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, with the aim of honoring and remembering his humanist thinking, particularly the development of sport, with access for all citizens, as a right of the people.
The Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Cuban Embassy in India, Abel Aballe Despaigne, visited the city of Chennai, capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, in southern India. During his stay, he held meetings with state authorities, leaders of the Cuba solidarity movement and local businessmen.
The Cuban Ambassador to India, Juan Carlos Marsán and the First Secretary Maiky Díaz Pérez carried out on 23-24 May 2025 a working trip to the state of Kerala with the purpose of advancing in the implementation of the agreements reached during the visit to Cuba of the Governor of that state, Mr. Pinayayi Vijayan, in June 2023, and of the Deputy Prime Minister of Cuba Eduardo Martínez Díaz to India, last March.
The Embassy of Cuba in India in collaboration with the Sahytia Akademi launched a bilingual book on José Martí, in the framework of the 130th anniversary of the fall in combat of our National Hero. The book entitled “Martí, a man of all times” is a Hindi translation of an important part of the Apostle's work, which will contribute to a better knowledge and dissemination of the thought of the most universal Cuban in India.