Relationship dossier
India
Mauritania
Relationship assessment
India and Mauritania maintain a cooperative relationship centered on development support and high-level exchanges.
India toward Mauritania
+35India has provided Mauritania with development assistance and training, and Indian officials have pursued bilateral cooperation through high-level visits and agreements covering areas such as health, education and culture.
Mauritania toward India
+30Mauritania has engaged in high-level bilateral exchanges with India and entered into cooperation agreements in areas including health, education and culture.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative foundation in development assistance, capacity-building and formal bilateral exchanges. High-level visits and agreements have supported collaboration, although the scale and durability of practical cooperation remain unclear.
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 Mauritania have built a cooperative relationship through high-level visits, development assistance and agreements in areas including health, education and culture. India has provided training and credit support, while Mauritania has engaged in bilateral exchanges and cooperation. The relationship appears constructive, though its breadth and implementation are not well established.
Key developments
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind visited Mauritania, accompanied by bilateral agreements covering cooperation including health, education and culture.
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz visited India for the India-Africa Forum Summit.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of Indian credit and development projects in Mauritania are unclear.
- The scope and follow-through of bilateral agreements in health, education and cultural cooperation are unclear.
- Details of Mauritanian government cooperation with India beyond high-level exchanges are limited.