Relationship dossier
Austria
India
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties reinforced by high-level visits, with nuclear non-proliferation differences remaining
Austria toward India
+35The Austrian government has pursued economic and cultural cooperation with India and concluded bilateral arrangements, including a migration and mobility partnership. Austria also hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024, when the governments discussed expanding cooperation. Austria's non-proliferation policy differs from India's position outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
India toward Austria
+40The Indian government has pursued economic and cultural cooperation with Austria and concluded a migration and mobility partnership. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Austria in 2024, where the governments agreed to deepen cooperation, including in areas such as technology and sustainability.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines sustained diplomatic engagement and bilateral cooperation agreements with high-level political visits, including the Indian prime minister's 2024 visit. Nuclear non-proliferation differences are a recurring structural friction, particularly in relation to India's status outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
How 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
Austria and India maintain cooperative relations, including agreements on economic, cultural and migration-related matters and high-level visits. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2024 visit to Austria and the two governments' stated intention to deepen cooperation reinforced the relationship. Differences over nuclear non-proliferation, including India's status outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, remain a source of friction.
Areas of tension
- Austria's non-proliferation policy and India's status outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty complicate alignment on nuclear issues.
Key developments
Austria and India concluded a migration and mobility partnership agreement.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Austria, and the governments discussed deepening bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent to which the 2024 commitments have led to additional cooperation is unclear.