Relationship dossier
Antarctica
India
Relationship assessment
India participates in Antarctic governance and conducts scientific research on the continent.
Antarctica toward India
Not assessedAntarctica has no sovereign government or independent foreign policy, so there is no separate Antarctic government policy toward India.
India toward Antarctica
+35India participates in Antarctic governance as a Consultative Party to the Antarctic Treaty and conducts scientific research through national expeditions and research stations.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Antarctica has no sovereign government or independent foreign policy; its governance is shaped by the Antarctic Treaty System. India is a Consultative Party to the Antarctic Treaty and conducts Antarctic research through national expeditions and research stations.
Key developments
India became a Consultative Party to the Antarctic Treaty.
India enacted the Indian Antarctic Act to regulate activities in Antarctica.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of India's Antarctic research and environmental policies may change over time.