Relationship dossier
India
Tajikistan
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership with defense, security and development cooperation
India toward Tajikistan
+40India has provided development assistance to Tajikistan and supported infrastructure projects. The two governments have also pursued defense and security cooperation under their strategic partnership.
Tajikistan toward India
+30Tajikistan has engaged India through the bilateral strategic partnership and defense and security cooperation. The extent of Tajikistan's practical contributions to these arrangements is unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is shaped by a strategic partnership and practical cooperation in defense, security and development. Indian assistance and infrastructure support provide a substantive basis for ties, while the scope and implementation of some 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 Tajikistan maintain a strategic partnership with cooperation in defense, security and development. India has provided development assistance and supported infrastructure projects in Tajikistan. The governments have also pursued defense cooperation, although the scope and implementation of that cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
India and Tajikistan established a strategic partnership.
The governments advanced bilateral defense cooperation through an agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of defense and security cooperation are unclear.
- Details of the scale and continuity of Indian development assistance are limited.