Relationship dossier
Botswana
India
Relationship assessment
Botswana–India ties include development cooperation, technical training, and bilateral agreements
Botswana toward India
+30Botswana has engaged India through bilateral dialogue and signed cooperation agreements during Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s 2016 visit, including agreements in health and agriculture.
India toward Botswana
+35India provides technical training opportunities to Botswana through the ITEC programme and has pursued bilateral cooperation through agreements signed during President Pranab Mukherjee’s 2016 visit, including in health and agriculture.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative structure, with technical training, bilateral dialogue, and formal agreements spanning several areas. High-level engagement, including the 2016 Indian presidential visit to Botswana, supports continued ties, although the depth and implementation of cooperation are not fully clear.
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
Botswana and India maintain a cooperative relationship supported by development and technical cooperation, bilateral dialogue, and high-level engagement. India provides training opportunities through the ITEC programme, and agreements signed during Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s 2016 visit to Botswana covered areas including health and agriculture. The scope and implementation of these initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee visited Botswana, and the two governments signed cooperation agreements including in health and agriculture.
India provides technical training opportunities to Botswana through the ITEC programme.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral development and technical cooperation are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral dialogue and agreements are limited.