Relationship dossier
India
Madagascar
Relationship assessment
India and Madagascar maintain a constructive partnership focused on development assistance and Indian Ocean maritime cooperation.
India toward Madagascar
+35India has provided Madagascar with development assistance, including concessional financing, and pursued bilateral cooperation on maritime security in the Indian Ocean.
Madagascar toward India
+30Madagascar has engaged India in bilateral maritime cooperation and signed agreements with the Indian government, supporting practical cooperation between the two countries.
Overall relationship
+35The enduring relationship is constructive, with development assistance and maritime security cooperation providing concrete areas of partnership. The relationship appears broader than formal diplomatic ties but is not characterized here as a close, highly integrated alliance.
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 Madagascar have developed practical cooperation in development assistance and Indian Ocean maritime security. Indian support has included concessional financing and assistance, while the two governments have pursued maritime cooperation and signed bilateral agreements. The partnership is constructive, though its breadth and implementation are not sufficiently clear to characterize it as exceptionally close.
Key developments
India and Madagascar signed bilateral agreements covering areas including maritime cooperation during Madagascar's president's visit to India.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of Indian development financing and assistance are unclear.
- Details of the scope and implementation of bilateral maritime cooperation are limited.