Relationship dossier
India
Jamaica
Relationship assessment
India and Jamaica maintain modest cooperation through bilateral agreements, technical assistance and vaccine support.
India toward Jamaica
+20India has provided Jamaica with technical training and assistance, and donated COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2021. India also entered into bilateral agreements on cultural exchange and sports with Jamaica in 2018.
Jamaica toward India
+20During Prime Minister Andrew Holness's 2018 visit to India, Jamaica entered into bilateral agreements with India on cultural exchange and sports, establishing concrete areas for government cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship features practical cooperation through bilateral agreements, Indian technical assistance and India's 2021 vaccine donation. These ties are constructive but the known cooperation is limited in scope.
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 Jamaica maintain a modest cooperative relationship. Bilateral cooperation includes Indian technical training and assistance, as well as agreements on cultural exchange and sports signed during Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness's 2018 visit to India. India also donated COVID-19 vaccine doses to Jamaica in 2021. The known cooperation is concrete but limited in breadth.
Key developments
India and Jamaica signed agreements on cultural exchange and sports during Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness's visit to India.
India donated COVID-19 vaccine doses to Jamaica.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral cultural and sports agreements are unclear.
- Details of ongoing bilateral technical and development cooperation are limited.