Relationship dossier
India
Iraq
Relationship assessment
India and Iraq maintain cooperative ties, with bilateral engagement and energy and trade cooperation.
India toward Iraq
+35India provided humanitarian assistance to Iraq during the displacement crisis in 2014 and has pursued bilateral cooperation through government consultations and agreements, including those associated with the 2013 Iraqi prime ministerial visit.
Iraq toward India
+35Iraq engaged India through high-level bilateral visits and government agreements intended to broaden cooperation, including during Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s 2013 visit to India.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative structure shaped by recurring government engagement, bilateral agreements, and trade and energy links. Humanitarian assistance from India during Iraq’s displacement crisis is another concrete element. The known pattern supports cooperation, though the scope and implementation of specific arrangements are not fully 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
Overview
India and Iraq have maintained a cooperative relationship, including regular bilateral engagement and cooperation in trade and energy. India provided humanitarian assistance to Iraq during the displacement crisis in 2014. A 2013 visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to India and agreements between the governments reflected efforts to expand cooperation. The breadth and implementation of specific bilateral arrangements are less clear.
Key developments
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited India, and the governments pursued agreements to expand bilateral cooperation.
India provided humanitarian assistance to Iraq during the displacement crisis.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.