Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
India
Relationship assessment
Hong Kong–India ties include an agreement on double taxation, within Hong Kong’s limited foreign-affairs autonomy.
Hong Kong toward India
+20Hong Kong’s government has participated in an agreement with India to avoid double taxation, reflecting concrete economic cooperation within the region’s limited foreign-affairs autonomy.
India toward Hong Kong
+20India has participated in an agreement with Hong Kong to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete basis for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a bilateral tax arrangement that supports economic activity, but the known cooperation is narrow and Hong Kong’s foreign affairs are constitutionally handled by China.
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
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China and does not conduct an independent foreign policy. Hong Kong and India have engaged in concrete economic cooperation through an agreement to avoid double taxation. This supports a cooperative but limited assessment; the broader scope and implementation of government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Hong Kong and India concluded an agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of wider Hong Kong–India government cooperation is unclear.
- Details of implementation of the tax agreement are limited.