Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Luanda
EmbassyAngola · Ambassador: Dr. Vidhu P. Nair
9 figures · 2 sources · built 3 hours ago
In short
India’s embassy in Angola records bilateral trade of $5.03bn, a reported community of 7,967, 10 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 72%. Led by Dr. Vidhu P. Nair, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$5.03bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Bilateral Brief — Angola
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic and Commercial Relations” section
“During 2024-25, it increased by 20% to US$ 5.03 billion with Indian exports valued at US$ 524 million.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence7,967
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Angola"
“PIOs 62 + NRIs 7,905 = 7,967”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence10
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 10 May 2006)
“JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ANGOLA ON BILATERAL COOPERATION — 10 May 2006”
Published: 10 May 2006 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
72%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Angola”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 83 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to AngolaUS dollars · as stated in the brief$524.0m
Bilateral Brief — Angola
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic and Commercial Relations” section
“During 2024-25, it increased by 20% to US$ 5.03 billion with Indian exports valued at US$ 524 million.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
People
Indian community in Angolapersons · as stated in the brief12,000
Bilateral Brief — Angola
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community” section
“According to Angolan government’s data, Indian community in Angola numbers around 12000, mainly consisting of business persons, professionals, skilled and semi-skilled workers.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Diplomacy
Agreements the briefing enumeratesagreements · as stated in the brief2
Bilateral Brief — Angola
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Visits from India” section
“Two MoUs on cooperation in fisheries, aquaculture and marine resources as well as on employment of diplomats’ dependents; were signed during the visit.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2025
Bilateral Brief — Angola
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Visits from India” section
“President Droupadi Murmu, paid a State visit to Angola from 8–11 November 2025 at the invitation of Angolan President H.E. Joao Lourenco.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (10)
MEA Treaties Database- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ANGOLA FOR AUTHORIZING THE DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF A DIPLOMATIC MISSION OR CONSULAR POST TO ENGAGE IN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENTDiplomatic Relations09 November 2025
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLATransport09 November 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE AND MARINE RESOURCESAid and Cooperation09 November 2025
- COOPERATION PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA IN THE DOMAIN OF CULTURE 2025-2029Cultural Relations and Sport02 May 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTUREAid and Cooperation02 May 2025
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL/CONSULAR PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations07 September 2020
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND MEDICINEHealth07 September 2020
- JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ANGOLA ON BILATERAL COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation10 May 2006
- PROTOCOL FOR CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND ANGOLAAid and Cooperation10 May 2006
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF ANGOLABusiness and Trade04 November 1986
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 46 sections, 11,255 characters of extractable text. Sections include: Brief on India-Angola Relations · Political relations · Visits from Angola · VVIP Visits/ Meetings · Foreign Minister/ MOS Visits/ Meetings · Visits from India.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 51% apart
- Overseas Indians7,967
- Indian community in Angola12,000
Both are published by the Ministry of External Affairs, with no stated methodology. Neither is averaged away or preferred — the disagreement is the honest answer.