Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India
EmbassyCzech Republic · Ambassador: Shri Raveesh Kumar
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In short
India’s embassy in Czech Republic records a reported community of 12,207, 25 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 39%. Led by Shri Raveesh Kumar, ambassador.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence12,207
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Czech Republic"
“PIOs 662 + NRIs 11,545 = 12,207”
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 confidence25
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: 30 September 1957)
“TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA — 30 September 1957”
Published: 30 September 1957 · 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
39%
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 “Czechia”, 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 Czech Republicpersons · as stated in the brief10,000
Bilateral Brief — Czech Republic
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community” section
“Approximately 10000 Indian nationals- mostly IT professionals, business personnel and students re residing in Czech Republic.”
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 — Czech Republic
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Recent High-level Visits/Interaction” section
“Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada, paid an official visit to the Czech Republic from 22-23 April 2026 to co-chair the 13th Session of the India– Czech Republic Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC).”
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 (25)
MEA Treaties Database- WORK PLAN FOR SUPPORT OF INDIAN-CZECH JOINT PROJECTS FOR THE YEARS 2019-2022Science and Technology07 September 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECH REPUBLIC ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations07 September 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECH REPUBLIC ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RAILWAY SECTORTransport19 August 2014
- PROTOCOL BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECH REPUBLIC ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECH REPUBLIC FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTS SIGNED ON OCT 11, 1996 AT PRAGUEBusiness and Trade10 June 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECH REPUBLIC ON SOCIAL SECURITYSocial Security09 June 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECH REPUBLIC ON ECONOMIC COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation09 June 2010
- MOU ON COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHDiplomatic Relations19 November 2007
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECH FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade11 October 1996
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECH ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF CULTURE, EDUCATION AND SCIENCEAid and Cooperation11 October 1996
- PROTOCOL OF CONSULTATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHAid and Cooperation11 October 1996
- AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND PAYMENTS BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA.Business and Trade03 December 1979
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA ON COOPERATION IN SHIPPINGMaritime Law03 September 1978
- CONSULAR CONVENTION BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIADiplomatic Relations04 December 1974
- PROTOCOL BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RADIOAid and Cooperation03 December 1974
- PROTOCOL BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF RADIO AND TELEVISIONAid and Cooperation03 December 1974
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA ON ECONOMIC COLLABORATIONAid and Cooperation05 September 1973
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF THE USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSESEnvironment and Resources09 November 1966
- SECOND AGREEMENT OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIAAid and Cooperation11 May 1964
- AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND PAYMENTS BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIABusiness and Trade07 November 1963
- TRADE AND PAYMENTS AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIABusiness and Trade03 November 1960
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport19 September 1960
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA FOR THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL COOPERATIONCultural Relations and Sport07 July 1959
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIABusiness and Trade30 September 1957
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIABusiness and Trade17 November 1953
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND INDIA CONCERNING THE EXCHANGE OF GOODSAid and Cooperation29 March 1949
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 43 sections, 19,932 characters of extractable text. Sections include: ***** · India-Czech Republic Bilateral relations · Historic Linkages · Thakurova) · 4. Recent High-level Visits/Interaction: · From India.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 22% apart
- Overseas Indians12,207
- Indian community in Czech Republic10,000
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.