Relationship dossier
Bolivia
India
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation in lithium, mining and development finance
Bolivia toward India
+35Bolivia pursued bilateral cooperation with India through agreements on mining and other areas during President Evo Morales's 2019 visit. In 2023, the Bolivian state lithium company YLB agreed with India's KABIL to cooperate on lithium exploration and development.
India toward Bolivia
+35India agreed to a $100 million line of credit for Bolivia during President Evo Morales's 2019 visit and concluded several bilateral agreements. In 2023, India's KABIL agreed with Bolivia's YLB to cooperate on lithium exploration and development.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship includes recurring practical cooperation, notably development finance and bilateral initiatives in mining and lithium. The agreements indicate a cooperative structure, although their implementation and the broader scale of collaboration are unclear.
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
Bolivia and India have pursued practical cooperation in lithium, mining, development finance and other areas. A 2019 visit by Bolivian President Evo Morales produced several bilateral agreements and an Indian line of credit; the governments later agreed to cooperate on lithium exploration and development. The scale and implementation of these initiatives are not clear.
Key developments
During President Evo Morales's visit to India, the governments concluded several agreements and India announced a $100 million line of credit for Bolivia.
India's KABIL and Bolivia's YLB agreed to cooperate on lithium exploration and development.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and outcomes of the lithium cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The scale and use of India's development credit to Bolivia are unclear.