Relationship dossier
India
Timor-Leste
Relationship assessment
Developing ties include Indian development assistance, training, and cooperation through the International Solar Alliance.
India toward Timor-Leste
+25India has provided development assistance and capacity-building opportunities, including training through its technical cooperation programme. These are concrete areas of bilateral cooperation, though their scale and continuity are unclear.
Timor-Leste toward India
+15Timor-Leste joined the India-led International Solar Alliance, providing a concrete channel for cooperation with an Indian initiative. The broader extent of Timor-Leste's government cooperation with India is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has practical cooperative features, particularly Indian development and training support and Timor-Leste's participation in the International Solar Alliance. The breadth and durability of these ties are uncertain, and no major bilateral confrontation is identified in this assessment.
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 Timor-Leste maintain a developing relationship with practical cooperation in development and capacity-building. India has provided development assistance and training opportunities, while Timor-Leste has joined the India-led International Solar Alliance. The scope and continuity of these initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
India and Timor-Leste established diplomatic relations.
Timor-Leste joined the India-led International Solar Alliance.
India provided development assistance and training opportunities to Timor-Leste.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of India's development assistance and training cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of Timor-Leste's participation in India-led initiatives and other bilateral cooperation is uncertain.