Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India, Nicosia
High CommissionCyprus · High Commissioner: Shri Manish
6 figures · 2 sources · built 3 hours ago
In short
India’s high commission in Cyprus records a reported community of 14,663, 22 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 49%. Led by Shri Manish, high commissioner.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence14,663
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Cyprus"
“PIOs 426 + NRIs 14,237 = 14,663”
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 confidence22
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: 29 December 2022)
“DECLARATION OF INTENT ON MIGRATION AND MOBILITY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS — 29 December 2022”
Published: 29 December 2022 · 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
49%
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 “Cyprus”, 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
People
Indian community in Cypruspersons · as stated in the brief15,500
Bilateral Brief — Cyprus
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian community” section
“There are around 15,500 Indians living and working in RoC (April 2026).”
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 — Cyprus
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Presidential Level” section
“On the invitation of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, President Nikos Christodoulides will undertake a State visit to India, including Mumbai & Delhi, from 20-23 May 2026.”
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 (22)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MADE AND ENTERED INTO BY AND BETWEEN INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS AND UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ICCR CHAIR OF INDIAN STUDIESCultural Relations and Sport15 June 2025
- DECLARATION OF INTENT ON MIGRATION AND MOBILITY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUSMiscellaneous29 December 2022
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS ON COOPERATION IN THE AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTEnvironment and Resources03 September 2018
- EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME FOR CULTURAL,EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS FOR THE YEARS 2017-2020Cultural Relations and Sport28 April 2017
- PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport28 April 2017
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS ON MERCHANT SHIPPING.Maritime Law28 April 2017
- WORK PLAN UNDER PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE FOR 2017-2018Aid and Cooperation27 April 2017
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade18 November 2016
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ON COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, ORGANISED CRIME AND ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKINGCivil and Criminal Matters25 May 2007
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS ON COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, ORGANISED CRIME AND ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKINGCivil and Criminal Matters25 May 2007
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS ON ABOLITION OF VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations25 May 2007
- EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME ON CULTURAL,EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS FOR THE YEARS 2007-2010Cultural Relations and Sport25 May 2007
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS ON CO-OPERATION IN THE FIELD OF POSTS AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSAid and Cooperation08 October 2002
- EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME ON CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC CO-OPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUSCultural Relations and Sport08 October 2002
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS ON CO-OPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCEHealth08 October 2002
- MOU BET INDIA AND CYPRUS ON CO-OPERATION IN INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY AND SERVICESAid and Cooperation08 October 2002
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS FOR THE MUTUAL PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade09 April 2002
- PROTOCOL ON CONSULATATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUSAid and Cooperation19 March 2001
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport18 December 2000
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS ON MERCHANT SHIPPINGMaritime Law11 February 1997
- PROGRAMME OF COPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTUREAid and Cooperation26 March 1992
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CYPRUS ON CULTURAL COOPERATIONCultural Relations and Sport24 October 1980
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 58 sections, 25,199 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Cyprus Bilateral Relations · High-Level Visits · Presidential Level · Prime Minister Level · Foreign Minister Level · Parliamentary Delegation.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 6% apart
- Overseas Indians14,663
- Indian community in Cyprus15,500
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.