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Relationship dossier

India Zambia

Relationship assessment

India–Zambia ties feature development assistance and agreements across several areas.

India toward Zambia

+35

India has provided Zambia with lines of credit and development assistance, and has pursued bilateral cooperation agreements, including in defense and capacity-building.

Zambia toward India

+25

The Zambian government has concluded bilateral cooperation agreements with India, including agreements covering defense and other fields, and has participated in arrangements for Indian-supported development projects.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship is characterized by sustained development cooperation and agreements across multiple sectors, without a prominent pattern of bilateral confrontation. The scale and implementation of specific projects 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

India and Zambia maintain a cooperative relationship centered on development assistance, capacity-building and bilateral agreements. India has provided Zambia with lines of credit and other development support. The governments have also concluded cooperation agreements, including in defense and related fields. The relationship is positive, though its breadth and implementation are not fully clear.

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