Relationship dossier
India
Latvia
Relationship assessment
Friendly relations with diplomatic engagement and agreements on economic cooperation
India toward Latvia
+20India has pursued bilateral engagement with Latvia, including through the convention to avoid double taxation and the opening of a resident embassy in Riga in 2021. The governments have also held bilateral consultations.
Latvia toward India
+20Latvia has engaged India through bilateral consultations and the convention to avoid double taxation, which provides a framework for economic relations. Latvia opened a resident embassy in New Delhi in 2014.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by friendly diplomatic engagement and formal frameworks for economic cooperation, including the tax convention and bilateral consultations. These features support a cooperative relationship, although the extent and outcomes of practical cooperation are uncertain.
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 Latvia maintain friendly bilateral relations, with cooperation supported by diplomatic engagement and agreements including a convention to avoid double taxation. India opened a resident embassy in Riga in 2021, and the two governments have held bilateral consultations. The relationship appears cooperative, though its practical scope and depth are not fully clear.
Key developments
India and Latvia concluded a convention to avoid double taxation.
Latvia opened a resident embassy in New Delhi.
India opened a resident embassy in Riga.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of bilateral economic and scientific cooperation are unclear.
- The frequency and outcomes of recent bilateral consultations are unclear.