Relationship dossier
British Virgin Islands
India
Relationship assessment
A narrow area of cooperation through a tax information exchange agreement
British Virgin Islands toward India
+15The British Virgin Islands, whose external affairs are generally handled by the United Kingdom, has participated in tax information exchange cooperation with India through an agreement signed in 2011.
India toward British Virgin Islands
+15India entered into a tax information exchange agreement with the British Virgin Islands in 2011, providing a framework for cooperation on tax information.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes a specific, reciprocal framework for tax information exchange. The British Virgin Islands’ status as a British Overseas Territory means its foreign affairs are generally handled by the United Kingdom, while the territory has participated in this narrow area of cooperation. The broader bilateral relationship is not well characterized by this arrangement alone.
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
The British Virgin Islands is a British Overseas Territory, with external affairs generally the responsibility of the United Kingdom. The territory and India have a concrete area of bilateral cooperation in tax information exchange, including an agreement signed in 2011. The relationship is therefore supported by a specific, limited administrative arrangement; its broader scope is unclear.
Key developments
India and the British Virgin Islands signed a tax information exchange agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of British Virgin Islands government involvement in foreign-affairs arrangements is unclear.
- The scope and practical implementation of tax information exchange with India are unclear.