Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
India
Relationship assessment
Commercial and diplomatic engagement amid recurring disagreement over Kashmir
Azerbaijan toward India
+5Azerbaijan has maintained commercial and bilateral cooperation with India, including energy ties. Its support for Pakistan’s position on Kashmir is a recurring source of political friction with the Indian government.
India toward Azerbaijan
+10India has maintained bilateral cooperation and commercial engagement with Azerbaijan, including energy ties. Its government has also opposed the internationalization of Kashmir, a position at odds with Azerbaijan’s support for Pakistan on the issue.
Overall relationship
+5The relationship combines bilateral commercial and energy engagement with a recurring political disagreement over Kashmir. Neither feature appears to define the relationship completely, and the scale and durability of practical cooperation remain uncertain.
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
Azerbaijan and India maintain diplomatic and commercial engagement, including energy ties and bilateral cooperation agreements. Their relationship also faces a recurring political strain: Azerbaijan has supported Pakistan’s position on Kashmir, while India has opposed internationalizing the issue. These practical ties and political disagreements point to a mixed relationship, though the scope and implementation of cooperation are not clear.
Areas of tension
- Azerbaijan’s support for Pakistan’s position on Kashmir conflicts with India’s opposition to internationalizing the issue.
Key developments
Azerbaijan and India established diplomatic relations and developed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Azerbaijan expressed support for Pakistan’s position on Kashmir, creating recurring political friction with India.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of government-linked energy cooperation are uncertain.