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Relationship dossier

Djibouti India

Relationship assessment

Practical cooperation has included high-level engagement and assistance during humanitarian emergencies.

Djibouti toward India

+35

Djibouti facilitated India’s 2015 evacuation of Indian nationals from Yemen, providing practical government cooperation during an emergency. Djibouti also hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in 2016.

India toward Djibouti

+35

India provided humanitarian assistance to Djibouti during a drought in 2017. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2016 visit also marked high-level engagement with Djibouti’s government.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship has included concrete cooperation during emergencies, humanitarian assistance and high-level political engagement. These features support a constructive assessment, while the breadth and durability of wider bilateral cooperation remain less 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Djibouti and India have developed practical cooperation, including high-level engagement, humanitarian assistance and assistance with evacuations from Yemen. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Djibouti in 2016, and Djibouti facilitated India’s 2015 evacuation operation. These actions indicate constructive ties, though the scope and durability of broader bilateral cooperation are less clear.

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