Relationship dossier
Democratic Republic of the Congo
India
Relationship assessment
India–DRC ties include development assistance, project financing and bilateral cooperation agreements.
Democratic Republic of the Congo toward India
+25The Congolese government has engaged India through bilateral cooperation agreements and government-to-government engagement on development and economic cooperation. The scope and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
India toward Democratic Republic of the Congo
+30The Indian government has provided the DRC with development assistance and project financing, and supports Congolese capacity-building through training and educational opportunities.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is characterized by practical development and capacity-building cooperation, including Indian project financing and bilateral agreements. These features support a constructive partnership, although the scale and durability of specific initiatives 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
India and the Democratic Republic of the Congo maintain practical cooperation, particularly through Indian development assistance, credit for projects, training and education. The two governments have also pursued bilateral cooperation agreements. The relationship appears constructive, though the scope and implementation of cooperation are not clear enough to characterize it as a close partnership.
Key developments
India provided lines of credit for development projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
India has offered training and educational opportunities to Congolese participants.
The two governments pursued bilateral cooperation agreements covering areas of mutual interest.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Indian credit and development projects in the DRC are unclear.
- Details of ongoing bilateral agreements and their results are limited.