Relationship dossier
India
Kazakhstan
Relationship assessment
An enhanced strategic partnership centered on energy, uranium supply and defence cooperation
India toward Kazakhstan
+45India has pursued energy and uranium cooperation with Kazakhstan, including agreements for Kazakh uranium supplies and investment activity by ONGC Videsh in Kazakhstan’s Satpayev oil block. India and Kazakhstan also conduct the KAZIND joint military exercise.
Kazakhstan toward India
+45Kazakhstan has supplied uranium to India under bilateral supply arrangements and participates with India in the KAZIND joint military exercise. The two governments have also maintained an enhanced strategic partnership covering energy and other areas of cooperation.
Overall relationship
+50The relationship has a durable strategic framework and recurring cooperation in uranium supply, energy and defence, including bilateral supply arrangements and the KAZIND exercise. These concrete ties support a substantially cooperative assessment, while the partnership remains concentrated in particular sectors.
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 Kazakhstan maintain an enhanced strategic partnership, supported by recurring cooperation in energy, uranium supply, defence and diplomacy. Uranium supply agreements and the joint KAZIND military exercise provide concrete, sustained bilateral activity. The relationship is cooperative, though the known initiatives are concentrated in selected sectors rather than indicating an exceptionally close alliance.
Key developments
India and Kazakhstan established a strategic partnership.
The two governments concluded an agreement for Kazakh uranium supplies to India.
The partnership was elevated to an enhanced strategic partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kazakhstan.
India and Kazakhstan began the KAZIND joint military exercise.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of current bilateral energy and investment projects are unclear.
- The extent of defence cooperation beyond the KAZIND exercise is unclear.