Relationship dossier
India
Romania
Relationship assessment
Friendly ties with established cooperation in trade, education, science and technology, and cultural exchange.
India toward Romania
+35India has pursued bilateral cooperation with Romania through government-level mechanisms, including a Joint Commission, and has engaged in trade, education, science and technology, and cultural exchange.
Romania toward India
+35Romania has supported India’s engagement with European institutions and pursued bilateral cooperation through government mechanisms and exchanges in areas including trade, education, science and technology.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in bilateral government mechanisms and recurring economic, educational, scientific, and cultural engagement. Romania’s support for India’s engagement with European institutions adds a political dimension. The relationship appears constructive but is not characterized by a close, formalized security 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 Romania maintain a friendly bilateral relationship with cooperation in trade, education, science and technology, and cultural exchange. Their governments have used a Joint Commission and related bilateral mechanisms to advance cooperation. Romania has also supported India’s engagement with European institutions. The relationship is constructive, though its strategic depth and implementation of specific cooperation are less certain than in a close security partnership.
Key developments
India and Romania established a Joint Commission to support bilateral cooperation.
Romania supported India’s engagement with European institutions.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of current bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent defense and security cooperation is uncertain.