Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Sofia
EmbassyBulgaria · Ambassador: Shri Sanjay Rana
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In short
India’s embassy in Bulgaria records a reported community of 1,077, 39 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 41%. Led by Shri Sanjay Rana, ambassador.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence1,077
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Bulgaria"
“PIOs 128 + NRIs 949 = 1,077”
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 confidence39
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 2 hours ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 28 November 2011)
“AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE — 28 November 2011”
Published: 28 November 2011 · 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
41%
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 “Bulgaria”, 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
Agreements on record (39)
MEA Treaties Database- PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA FOR THE PERIOD 2018-2021Science and Technology05 September 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TOURISMAid and Cooperation05 September 2018
- PROGRAMME FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE,EDUCATION AND CULTURE BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA FOR THE PERIOD 2018-2020Aid and Cooperation15 March 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND MEDICINEHealth28 November 2011
- PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIAScience and Technology14 May 2009
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF BULGARIA ON EXEMPTION FRO M VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL/SERVICE PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations03 March 2009
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL SERVICE PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations03 March 2009
- PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE,EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURE BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIAScience and Technology03 March 2009
- PROTOCOL OF INTENT ON PROMOTING COOPERATION IN THE AREAS OF LABOUR RELATIONS,EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN NDIA AND BULGARIASocial Security12 September 2007
- AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIAAid and Cooperation12 September 2007
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIAAid and Cooperation12 September 2007
- TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONSCivil and Criminal Matters12 September 2007
- TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters12 September 2007
- TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters12 September 2007
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA.Aid and Cooperation12 September 2007
- PROTOCOL BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA FOR PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENT SIGNED ON 26TH OCT 1998Business and Trade12 September 2007
- MOU ON MUTUAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIAAid and Cooperation28 July 2004
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA..Aid and Cooperation23 October 2003
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS AND YOUTH AFFAIRSCultural Relations and Sport23 October 2003
- TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIACivil and Criminal Matters03 October 2003
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology10 November 2000
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTBusiness and Trade26 October 1998
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC CO-OPERATIONAid and Cooperation04 December 1996
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF BULGARIA FOR COOPERATION IN COMBATING ORGANISED CRIME, INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN NARCOTICS DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCESCivil and Criminal Matters26 May 1994
- AGREEMENT ON TOURISM COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIAAid and Cooperation26 May 1994
- PROTOCOL FOR CONSULTATIONS AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIAAid and Cooperation26 May 1994
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport16 June 1992
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIABusiness and Trade05 December 1978
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON MERCHANT SHIPPINGMaritime Law18 November 1976
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology11 October 1974
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON TRADE AND PAYMENTSBusiness and Trade06 March 1974
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RADIO AND TELEVISIONAid and Cooperation20 March 1972
- AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND PAYMENTS BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIABusiness and Trade18 October 1968
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COLLABORATIONScience and Technology01 February 1967
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA RELATING TO TRADE AND PAYMENTSBusiness and Trade14 February 1964
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA CONCERNING CULTURAL RELATIONSCultural Relations and Sport20 February 1963
- TRADE AND PAYMENTS AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIABusiness and Trade03 March 1960
- PROTOCOL BETWEEN INDIA AND BULGARIA REGARDING SCHEDULES A AND B ATTACHED TO THE TRADE AND PAYMENTS AGREEMENT OF 3 MARCH 1960Business and Trade01 February 1960
- TRADE AND PAYMENTS AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA BULGARIABusiness and Trade18 April 1956
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 53 sections, 20,136 characters of extractable text. Sections include: Bilateral Political Relations · Important Bilateral Treaties and Agreements · Bilateral Commercial and Economic Relations · years: · Year · 2013-2014.
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