Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Permanent Mission of India to International Organizations in Vienna
EmbassyAustria · Ambassador: Mr. Shambhu S. Kumaran
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In short
India’s embassy in Austria records bilateral trade of $3.47bn, a reported community of 31,939, 23 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 44%. Led by Mr. Shambhu S. Kumaran, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$3.47bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Bilateral Brief — Austria
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic Cooperation” section
“Total bilateral trade for 2025 was USD 3.47 billion.”
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 confidence31,939
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Austria"
“PIOs 18,500 + NRIs 13,439 = 31,939”
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.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence23
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: 31 October 1963)
“AGREEMENT ON TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA — 31 October 1963”
Published: 31 October 1963 · 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
44%
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 “Austria”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 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 AustriaUS dollars · as stated in the brief$1.73bn
Bilateral Brief — Austria
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic Cooperation” section
“Indian exports to Austria was USD 1.73 billion and imports were USD 1.74 billion.”
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.
Imports from AustriaUS dollars · as stated in the brief$1.74bn
Bilateral Brief — Austria
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic Cooperation” section
“Indian exports to Austria was USD 1.73 billion and imports were USD 1.74 billion.”
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.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation−$10.0m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Austriapersons · as stated in the brief13,510
Bilateral Brief — Austria
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Culture and people-to-people ties” section
“There are an estimated over 13510 Indians living in Austria.”
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
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2024
Bilateral Brief — Austria
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “High Level Visits” section
“Prime Minister visited Austria from 09-10 July 2024.”
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 (23)
MEA Treaties Database- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON A COMPREHENSIVE MIGRATION AND MOBILITY PARTNERSHIPAid and Cooperation13 May 2023
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR THE HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIADiplomatic Relations13 May 2023
- JOINT DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA ON A WORKING HOLIDAY PROGRAMMEEducation02 January 2023
- ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA FOR AUTHORIZING THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF A DIPLOMATIC MISSION OR CONSULAR POST TO ENGAGE IN GAINFUL OCCUPATIONDiplomatic Relations02 January 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ARTS AND CULTURE , CIVIL SERVICE AND SPORTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA CONCERNING COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS FOR THE YEAR 2022-2026.Cultural Relations and Sport02 January 2023
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA ON TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION IN THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORTransport09 December 2020
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA CONCERNING COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS FOR THE YEARS 2016-2021Cultural Relations and Sport09 February 2016
- AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIASocial Security04 February 2013
- JOINT STATEMENT OF INTENT FOR STRENGHTENING LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP AND BILATERAL COOPERATION ON ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIATransport01 October 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA REGARDING THE TECHNOLOGY SPECIFIC-COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RAILWAYSTransport05 October 2011
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIAScience and Technology05 October 2011
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORSAid and Cooperation13 September 2010
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA ON INFRASTRUCTURE COOPERATION IN TH FIELD OF RAILWAYSTransport30 November 2007
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CO-OPERATIONScience and Technology30 November 2007
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA ON INFRASTRUCTURE COOPERATION IN THE HEALTH SECTORHealth17 February 2005
- CONVENTION BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade08 November 1999
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA ON PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade08 November 1999
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA CONCERNING BILATERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND ECONOMIC,INDUSTRIAL,TECHNICAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation12 February 1999
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIATransport26 October 1989
- AGREEMENT ON TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIABusiness and Trade31 October 1963
- CONVENTION BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade24 September 1963
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIABusiness and Trade09 December 1952
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRIABusiness and Trade28 September 1949
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 41 sections, 12,997 characters of extractable text. Sections include: INDIA-AUSTRIA BILATERAL RELATIONS · Historical foundations: · High Level Visits · Environment, Forestry, Agriculture and Water Management, Mr. Nikolaus · Parliamentary Exchanges · Bilateral agreements/MoUs.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 136% apart
- Overseas Indians31,939
- Indian community in Austria13,510
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.