Relationship dossier
Egypt
India
Relationship assessment
Egypt and India maintain a strategic partnership with growing political, economic and defense cooperation.
Egypt toward India
+45Egypt elevated bilateral ties with India to a strategic partnership during President el-Sisi's 2023 state visit, when the governments signed cooperation agreements. Egypt has also participated in India-hosted high-level engagement, including as a guest country at the 2023 G20 summit, and taken part in joint military exercises with India.
India toward Egypt
+45India elevated ties with Egypt to a strategic partnership during President el-Sisi's 2023 state visit and concluded bilateral cooperation agreements. India invited Egypt to participate as a guest country at its 2023 G20 summit and has pursued defense cooperation, including joint military exercises.
Overall relationship
+50The relationship is supported by a formal strategic partnership, sustained high-level engagement, cooperation agreements and joint military exercises. These features indicate substantial cooperation across several fields, although the scale and implementation of some agreements 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
Egypt and India have developed a broad strategic partnership encompassing political engagement, defense cooperation, trade and other areas. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's 2023 state visit resulted in the elevation of ties to a strategic partnership and several cooperation agreements. The countries have also held joint military exercises and expanded high-level engagement, including Egypt's participation as a guest country at India's 2023 G20 summit.
Key developments
During President el-Sisi's state visit, Egypt and India elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership and signed cooperation agreements.
Egypt participated as a guest country at India's G20 summit.
Egypt and India held the first joint special forces exercise, Exercise Cyclone.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and practical effects of agreements signed during the 2023 state visit are unclear.
- The extent and continuity of defense and economic cooperation are uncertain.