Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Brazzaville
EmbassyCongo [Republic of] · Ambassador: Shri Madan Lal Raigar
10 figures · 2 sources · built 3 hours ago
In short
India’s embassy in Congo [Republic of] records bilateral trade of $548.6m, a reported community of 875, 3 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 71%. Led by Shri Madan Lal Raigar, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$548.6m
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Bilateral Brief — Congo [Republic of]
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade and Commerce” section
“Bilateral trade stood at USD 548.58 million during FY 2024-25; with export being USD 178.39 million and imports 370.19 USD 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 confidence875
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Republic of Congo"
“PIOs 0 + NRIs 875 = 875”
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 confidence3
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 March 2010)
“PROTOCOLS FOR CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND CONGO — 17 March 2010”
Published: 17 March 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 “Congo - Brazzaville”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 70 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 Congo [Republic of]US dollars · as stated in the brief$178.4m
Bilateral Brief — Congo [Republic of]
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade and Commerce” section
“Bilateral trade stood at USD 548.58 million during FY 2024-25; with export being USD 178.39 million and imports 370.19 USD 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.
Imports from Congo [Republic of]US dollars · as stated in the brief$370.2m
Bilateral Brief — Congo [Republic of]
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade and Commerce” section
“Bilateral trade stood at USD 548.58 million during FY 2024-25; with export being USD 178.39 million and imports 370.19 USD 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.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation−$191.8m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Congo [Republic of]persons · as stated in the brief1,000
Bilateral Brief — Congo [Republic of]
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Diaspora” section
“There are approximately 1000 Indians based in the Republic of Congo, engaged mainly in the trade and service sector including supermarket chains, electronic stores, tours and travels, restaurants, trading, etc.”
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 — Congo [Republic of]
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “From ROC to India” section
“January 2026: Invited by Apollo Hospitals Professor Jean-Rosaire Ibara, Minister of Health and Population attended the 13th International Dialogue on Health in India from 30-31 January 2026 accompanied by senior Health Ministry officials.”
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 (3)
MEA Treaties DatabaseThe briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 32 sections, 14,168 characters of extractable text. Sections include: From ROC to India · Transport Ministers in India · in New Delhi · attend India-Africa Forum Summit · Day in Gujarat · From India to ROC.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 14% apart
- Overseas Indians875
- Indian community in Congo [Republic of]1,000
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.