Relationship dossier
India
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation continues, alongside divergent positions on Russia's war against Ukraine.
India toward Ukraine
+5India provided humanitarian assistance to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 invasion. However, the Indian government abstained on key United Nations resolutions concerning the invasion and did not join sanctions against Russia, limiting its alignment with Ukraine's position.
Ukraine toward India
+15Ukraine has engaged India in bilateral defence and technical cooperation, including military-technical ties. The scope and recent implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines practical bilateral cooperation, including humanitarian assistance and defence-related engagement, with a significant divergence over Russia's war against Ukraine. India's approach to Russia has constrained political alignment, while the two governments have maintained channels for cooperation.
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 has provided humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and maintains bilateral trade and official cooperation, including in defence-related fields. Its refusal to join Western sanctions on Russia and its abstentions on key Russia-related United Nations votes have limited alignment with Ukraine's position since Russia's 2022 invasion. Ukraine and India have also maintained defence and technical cooperation, though the breadth and recent scope of that cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- India's abstentions on key United Nations votes concerning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- India's decision not to join sanctions against Russia.
Key developments
India provided humanitarian assistance to Ukraine following Russia's invasion.
India abstained on key United Nations resolutions concerning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral defence and technical cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of India's humanitarian and diplomatic engagement with Ukraine after 2022 is uncertain.