Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Algiers
EmbassyAlgeria · Ambassador: Dr. Swati Vijay Kulkarni
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In short
India’s embassy in Algeria records bilateral trade of $1.71bn, a reported community of 4,080, 16 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 72%. Led by Dr. Swati Vijay Kulkarni, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$1.71bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Bilateral Brief — Algeria
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Bilateral trade” section
“The trade in 2024-25 stands at USD 1.71 billion- with Indian exports amounting to USD 947.04 million & imports into India stood at USD 760.06 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 confidence4,080
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Algeria"
“PIOs 4,052 + NRIs 28 = 4,080”
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 confidence16
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: 31 January 2019)
“AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR THE HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL/SERVICE PASSPORTS — 31 January 2019”
Published: 31 January 2019 · 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
72%
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 “Algeria”, 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
Trade
Exports to AlgeriaUS dollars · as stated in the brief$947.0m
Bilateral Brief — Algeria
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Bilateral trade” section
“The trade in 2024-25 stands at USD 1.71 billion- with Indian exports amounting to USD 947.04 million & imports into India stood at USD 760.06 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 AlgeriaUS dollars · as stated in the brief$760.1m
Bilateral Brief — Algeria
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Bilateral trade” section
“The trade in 2024-25 stands at USD 1.71 billion- with Indian exports amounting to USD 947.04 million & imports into India stood at USD 760.06 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$187.0m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Algeriapersons · as stated in the brief4,052
Bilateral Brief — Algeria
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community” section
“There are currently 4052 Indians working in various projects and establishments in the country, many of them technically skilled persons working on projects in remote areas.”
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 brief2025
Bilateral Brief — Algeria
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Visit of Chief of the Army Staff” section
“General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff of India visited Algeria from 25-28 August 2025.”
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 (16)
MEA Treaties Database- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR THE HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL/SERVICE PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations31 January 2019
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPACE SCIENCES,TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONSAid and Cooperation19 September 2018
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMM BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIACultural Relations and Sport26 May 2015
- MOU ON COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIAAid and Cooperation10 October 2003
- BILATERAL PARTNERSHIP DECLARATION BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIAAid and Cooperation25 January 2001
- COOPERATION AGREEMENT IN THE FIELDS OF PHYTOSANITARY QUARANTINE AND VEGETATION PROTECTION BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIAAid and Cooperation25 January 2001
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIA ON COOPERATION IN THE VETERINARY FIELDAid and Cooperation25 January 2001
- MOC ON CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIAAid and Cooperation24 October 2000
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport26 June 2000
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIA ON THE SETTING UP OF INDIA-ALGERIA JOINT COMMISSION FOR ECONOMIC,TRADE,SCIENTIFIC,TECHNICAL AND CULTURAL CO-OPERATIONAid and Cooperation19 November 1981
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIA REGARDING THE UTILISATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSESEnvironment and Resources28 February 1980
- TECHINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIAAid and Cooperation28 February 1980
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIA REGARDING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATIONScience and Technology28 February 1980
- THE TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION CONVENTION SPECIFYING THE MODALITIES OF TRAINING OF EXECUTIVE STAAFF AND EXHANGES OF EXPERTS BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIAAid and Cooperation28 February 1980
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIACultural Relations and Sport01 June 1976
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ALGERIABusiness and Trade10 February 1976
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 37 sections, 11,673 characters of extractable text. Sections include: INDIA-ALGERIA RELATIONS · Visits to India · Visits to Algeria · Rajiv Gandhi, June 1985 · June 2025 · Bilateral trade.
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