Relationship dossier
Dominican Republic
India
Relationship assessment
Modest bilateral cooperation, including consultations and Indian vaccine and technical-training support
Dominican Republic toward India
+20The Dominican Republic took part in the first India–Dominican Republic Foreign Office Consultations in 2023, providing a framework for government-level discussion of bilateral cooperation.
India toward Dominican Republic
+25India has provided practical support to the Dominican Republic, including a COVID-19 vaccine donation in 2021 and technical training through its ITEC programme. India also took part in the two countries’ first Foreign Office Consultations in 2023.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a modest cooperative foundation, reflected in government consultations and practical Indian assistance in vaccines and technical training. These are meaningful forms of engagement, but the known cooperation does not indicate a close or extensive 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
The Dominican Republic and India have developed modest bilateral cooperation, including foreign-office consultations and Indian support through vaccine donations and technical training. These initiatives indicate practical engagement, although the breadth and continuity of cooperation are less clear than in a close strategic partnership.
Key developments
India donated COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Dominican Republic.
The first India–Dominican Republic Foreign Office Consultations were held, creating a government-level forum to discuss bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond consultations, training and vaccine assistance are unclear.
- The continuity and scale of practical cooperation between the two governments are uncertain.