Relationship dossier
India
Lebanon
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties include Indian peacekeeping in Lebanon and humanitarian assistance after the Beirut port explosion
India toward Lebanon
+25India has contributed peacekeepers to the UN mission in Lebanon and sent humanitarian supplies after the 2020 Beirut port explosion. These actions, alongside bilateral economic and cultural arrangements, reflect concrete Indian engagement with Lebanon.
Lebanon toward India
+15Lebanon has participated in bilateral economic and cultural arrangements with India. The scope of additional Lebanese government cooperation with India is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by bilateral arrangements and practical cooperation, including India's participation in the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and its humanitarian assistance after the 2020 Beirut port explosion. Available details do not establish a broader or deeper strategic partnership.
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 Lebanon have maintained cooperative relations, including bilateral economic and cultural arrangements. India has contributed peacekeepers to the UN mission in Lebanon and sent humanitarian supplies after the 2020 Beirut port explosion. The relationship appears constructive, although the scope of recent bilateral government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
India sent humanitarian supplies to Lebanon after the Beirut port explosion.
India has contributed peacekeepers to the UN mission in Lebanon.
Major uncertainties
- The current implementation and scope of bilateral economic and cultural arrangements are unclear.
- Details of recent Lebanese government cooperation with India are limited.