Relationship dossier
Costa Rica
India
Relationship assessment
Costa Rica and India maintain cooperative ties with bilateral consultation and passport-related arrangements
Costa Rica toward India
+20Costa Rica has engaged India through a bilateral joint commission and an agreement exempting holders of diplomatic and official passports from visa requirements.
India toward Costa Rica
+20India has engaged Costa Rica through a bilateral joint commission and an agreement exempting holders of diplomatic and official passports from visa requirements.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes bilateral consultation and practical passport-related cooperation, without a known basis here for characterizing it as a close strategic partnership or as substantially adversarial. The scope and durability of broader cooperation remain 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
Costa Rica and India maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral diplomatic mechanisms and agreements, including a joint commission and an arrangement exempting holders of diplomatic and official passports from visa requirements. The known examples indicate practical engagement, although the breadth and implementation of cooperation across other areas are unclear.
Key developments
Costa Rica and India established a bilateral joint commission to support government consultations.
Costa Rica and India agreed to exempt holders of diplomatic and official passports from visa requirements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and frequency of the joint commission's work are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond diplomatic mechanisms and passport-related arrangements is unclear.