Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India, Gaborone, Botswana
High CommissionBotswana · High Commissioner: Mr. Bharath Kumar Kuthati
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In short
India’s high commission in Botswana records a reported community of 12,500, 7 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 71%. Led by Mr. Bharath Kumar Kuthati, high commissioner.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence12,500
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Botswana"
“PIOs 3,129 + NRIs 9,371 = 12,500”
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 confidence7
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: 17 June 2010)
“MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BOTSWANA ON COPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SMALL, MEDIUM AND MICRO ENTERPRISES — 17 June 2010”
Published: 17 June 2010 · 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
71%
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 “Botswana”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 84 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
People
Indian community in Botswanapersons · as stated in the brief10,000
Bilateral Brief — Botswana
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Diaspora” section
“The Indian community in Botswana numbers around 10,000 and is engaged in retail, services, healthcare, education, construction, and hospitality.”
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 brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Botswana
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Recent engagements” section
“Foreign Minister Mr. Phenyo Butale visited India in January 2026, for signing of MoU with K.P. Group and to attend the SGCCI Global Village event organised by Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Gujarat”
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 (7)
MEA Treaties Database- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BOTSWANA ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations01 November 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BOTSWANA ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMISSIONAid and Cooperation14 January 2011
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BOTSWANA ON COPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SMALL, MEDIUM AND MICRO ENTERPRISESAid and Cooperation17 June 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BOTSWANA ON COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology17 June 2010
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BOTSWANA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORSAid and Cooperation09 January 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BOTSWANA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade08 December 2006
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF BOTSWANABusiness and Trade12 January 2001
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 62 sections, 7,779 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India–Botswana: Bilateral Brief · Diplomatic Relations · Bilateral Visits · From Botswana: · From India: · Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari (2010).
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 25% apart
- Overseas Indians12,500
- Indian community in Botswana10,000
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.