Relationship dossier
India
Laos
Relationship assessment
India-Laos ties feature development assistance, technical cooperation and collaboration on cultural heritage.
India toward Laos
+35India has provided development and technical assistance to Laos, including support for the restoration of the Vat Phou temple complex and training opportunities for Laotian personnel.
Laos toward India
+25The Laotian government has cooperated with India on the restoration of the Vat Phou temple complex, a major bilateral cultural-heritage project.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative foundation in Indian development and technical assistance and joint work on cultural heritage. These concrete projects support a positive assessment, although the breadth and continuity of bilateral cooperation are less 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 has provided Laos with development and technical assistance, including support for restoring the Vat Phou temple complex and training opportunities. The two governments have also maintained bilateral cooperation mechanisms. Laos has cooperated with India on the Vat Phou restoration, though the scope of its other direct contributions to bilateral projects is less clear.
Key developments
India began cooperating with Laos on restoration of the Vat Phou temple complex.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of Indian development and training assistance vary over time.
- The extent of Laotian government contributions to bilateral projects beyond the Vat Phou restoration is unclear.