Relationship dossier
Croatia
India
Relationship assessment
Croatia–India ties include practical cooperation in economic, scientific, cultural and sports fields.
Croatia toward India
+25Croatia has participated in bilateral cooperation with India through economic, scientific and cultural arrangements. In 2019, the Croatian government signed a sports cooperation arrangement with India during President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit.
India toward Croatia
+25India has pursued bilateral cooperation with Croatia through economic, scientific and cultural arrangements. During President Ram Nath Kovind’s 2019 visit, the Indian government signed a sports cooperation arrangement with Croatia.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative foundation in bilateral agreements and official exchanges, including arrangements covering economic, scientific, cultural and sports cooperation. The known initiatives are concrete but focused, and do not by themselves indicate a close or comprehensive strategic partnership.
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
Croatia and India have maintained bilateral cooperation through economic, scientific and cultural arrangements. During Indian President Ram Nath Kovind’s 2019 visit to Croatia, the governments signed agreements including a sports cooperation arrangement. These initiatives indicate practical but relatively focused cooperation; the breadth and implementation of bilateral programs are not fully clear.
Key developments
During Indian President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to Croatia, the two governments signed agreements including an arrangement on sports cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic, scientific and cultural arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing government cooperation beyond the 2019 agreements is unclear.