Relationship dossier
India
Samoa
Relationship assessment
India and Samoa maintain a cooperative relationship focused on development and Pacific regional engagement.
India toward Samoa
+30India has offered development assistance and capacity-building support to Pacific island countries, including Samoa, through its Pacific cooperation initiatives. This provides a basis for a positive assessment, although the scope of projects specifically delivered in Samoa is unclear.
Samoa toward India
+15Samoa has participated in India-led Pacific Islands cooperation and joined the International Solar Alliance, an initiative launched by India and France. These actions reflect practical engagement with Indian-led initiatives, though the extent of direct bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative structure centered on Indian development engagement in the Pacific and Samoa’s participation in India-led regional and clean-energy initiatives. The known features are constructive, but the scale and durability of specific bilateral projects remain uncertain.
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 Samoa have pursued practical development cooperation, including Indian grants and capacity-building support for Pacific island countries, alongside Samoa’s participation in India-led Pacific cooperation and international solar initiatives. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scale and implementation of specific bilateral programs are not fully clear.
Key developments
India launched the Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation, providing a framework for engagement with Samoa and other Pacific island countries.
Samoa joined the International Solar Alliance, an initiative launched by India and France.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of Indian development assistance specifically received by Samoa are unclear.
- Details of Samoa’s bilateral cooperation with India beyond regional and multilateral initiatives are limited.