Relationship dossier
India
Papua New Guinea
Relationship assessment
A constructive partnership centered on development support and Pacific regional cooperation
India toward Papua New Guinea
+40India has provided Papua New Guinea with development assistance and capacity-building support, including COVID-19 vaccine supplies. India also engaged Papua New Guinea through the Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation and bilateral initiatives.
Papua New Guinea toward India
+30Papua New Guinea hosted the 2023 Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation summit in Port Moresby, providing a venue for Indian-Pacific engagement, and pursued bilateral cooperation with India.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by development cooperation and engagement through Pacific regional initiatives. These practical ties support a constructive partnership, although the scale and durability of bilateral programs are not fully 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 and Papua New Guinea maintain a cooperative relationship focused on development assistance, capacity-building and Pacific regional engagement. India has provided development support, including COVID-19 vaccine supplies, while Papua New Guinea hosted the 2023 Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation summit and pursued bilateral cooperation with India. The partnership is constructive, though its breadth and implementation are not fully clear.
Key developments
India supplied COVID-19 vaccine doses to Papua New Guinea as part of its pandemic assistance.
Papua New Guinea hosted the Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation summit in Port Moresby, attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral development and technical cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of sustained cooperation beyond development assistance and Pacific regional engagement is uncertain.