External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said India sees Suriname “not as a distant partner” but as “family”, as the two countries mark 50 years of diplomatic relations.

Writing in the Times of Suriname newspaper ahead of his visit to the country on Wednesday (May 6, 2026), Mr. Jaishankar said ties had expanded into a “robust, multifaceted engagement” covering infrastructure, trade, training and cultural links.