Relationship dossier
India
South Sudan
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties supported by Indian assistance and bilateral agreements
India toward South Sudan
+30India has provided development and capacity-building assistance to South Sudan. It has also pursued bilateral cooperation through agreements covering areas such as oil and gas, health, and education.
South Sudan toward India
+25South Sudan engaged in bilateral cooperation during President Salva Kiir's 2015 visit to India, when the two governments signed agreements covering areas including oil and gas, health, and education.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative foundation, reflected in Indian assistance and bilateral agreements across several sectors. These actions indicate substantive engagement, although the scale and durability of cooperation are 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 South Sudan have maintained cooperative ties, including Indian development and capacity-building assistance and bilateral agreements on cooperation. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir's 2015 visit to India produced agreements covering areas including oil and gas, health, and education. The relationship appears constructive, though its breadth and implementation are difficult to characterize from these major examples.
Key developments
President Salva Kiir visited India, and the two governments signed agreements covering areas including oil and gas, health, and education.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Indian development and capacity-building assistance are unclear.
- The implementation and subsequent scope of agreements signed during President Kiir's 2015 visit are unclear.