The Indian High Commission hosted a week-long exhibition titled "India Unveiled" on Friday in Windhoek, which will conclude on Sunday.

The exhibition aims to show Namibians the country's culture, history, and economic opportunities.

The event featured traditional dresses, handmade shoes, ornaments, books and flyers detailing study opportunities in India. 

Visitors were also introduced to customs and traditions dating back more than 5,000 years, reflecting one of the world's oldest continuous civilisations.

Speaking at the exhibition, India's High Commissioner to Namibia, Rahul Shrivastava, said the initiative was designed to deepen cultural ties and strengthen cooperation between India and Namibia.

"For example, India was the first country, one of the first countries, to support Namibia's independence at the United Nations. The political goodwill generated during that time continued even after Namibia's independence, leading to strong commercial, educational, scientific, and technological relations—encompassing all areas of cooperation—between Namibia and India."

He noted that India's rich heritage continues to shape its modern growth, a culture that goes as far back as 5000 years.

"India's strength is also the uninterruptedness of a tradition that we have had for several thousand years. And one of the crafts that I showed was among the videos that we have displayed. The technique is more than 5000 years old."

The High Commissioner encouraged Namibian students to take advantage of scholarship opportunities and academic partnerships with Indian institutions.

"We are also planning to have an educational fair sometime this year because there are several universities from India that came to Namibia this year. Together we will have some international fairs also. We also run very short-term trading programmes, which are again fully funded by the government of India."

India and Namibia have maintained diplomatic relations since Namibia's independence in 1990, with cooperation spanning education, capacity building, health and trade.

Guests interacted with exhibitors, explored cultural artefacts and received information about potential collaborations. 

The High Commission said similar engagements will continue as part of efforts to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

The exhibition ends on Sunday.