Relationship dossier
Chad
India
Relationship assessment
Chad–India ties feature development cooperation and high-level engagement, with the breadth of the partnership unclear.
Chad toward India
+25Chad's president attended the 2015 India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi and engaged with Indian leaders, demonstrating official participation in the bilateral relationship.
India toward Chad
+30India has provided development assistance to Chad, including a line of credit for agricultural machinery, and has engaged Chad through high-level India-Africa Forum diplomacy.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is characterized by development cooperation and official engagement, rather than a known close strategic alignment. Indian assistance and Chad's high-level participation in the 2015 India-Africa Forum Summit provide concrete foundations for cooperation, but the breadth and durability of these activities are 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
Chad and India have pursued practical cooperation, including Indian development assistance and high-level engagement at the 2015 India-Africa Forum Summit. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope and continuity of bilateral programs are not clear enough to characterize it as a close partnership.
Key developments
Chad's president attended the India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi and held high-level engagement with Indian leaders.
India extended a line of credit to Chad for agricultural machinery.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of Indian development assistance in Chad are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing high-level and technical cooperation is uncertain.