Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Athens
EmbassyGreece · Ambassador: Shri Rudrendra Tandon
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In short
India’s embassy in Greece records a reported community of 11,491, 18 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 47%. Led by Shri Rudrendra Tandon, ambassador.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence11,491
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Greece"
“PIOs 158 + NRIs 11,333 = 11,491”
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 confidence18
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: 31 January 1973)
“AGREEMENT ON TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECE — 31 January 1973”
Published: 31 January 1973 · 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
47%
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 “Greece”, 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 GreeceUS dollars · latest FY$785.7m
Bilateral Brief — Greece
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: Bilateral Trade section — sentence stating Indian exports
“Indian exports were US$ 785.72 million, while imports from Greece US$ 1157.90 million.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA attributes these figures to the Department of Commerce, Government of India. Read from the briefing’s prose; where it states no figure, none is shown.
Imports from GreeceUS dollars · latest FY$1.16bn
Bilateral Brief — Greece
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: Bilateral Trade section — sentence stating imports from the country
“imports from Greece US$ 1157.90 million.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA attributes these figures to the Department of Commerce, Government of India. Read from the briefing’s prose; where it states no figure, none is shown.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · latest FY · our calculation−$372.2m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
Agreements on record (18)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMER’S WELFARE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTUREAid and Cooperation25 August 2023
- CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC FOR THE YEARS 2022-2026.Cultural Relations and Sport23 March 2022
- DECLARATION OF INTENT ON MIGRATION AND MOBILITY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC.Miscellaneous23 March 2022
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF STANDARDIZATIONAid and Cooperation18 June 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF DIPLOMATIC TRAININGDiplomatic Relations18 June 2018
- PROGRAMME FOR CULTURAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECE FOR THE YEARS 2018-2020Cultural Relations and Sport18 June 2018
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECETransport27 November 2017
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations01 February 2013
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECE ON PROMOTION AND RECIPROCAL PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade26 April 2007
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECE ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATIONScience and Technology26 April 2007
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECE FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTUREAid and Cooperation05 February 2001
- AGREEMENT ON TOURISM CO-OPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECEAid and Cooperation13 January 1998
- MEMORANDUM ON CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECEAid and Cooperation16 May 1995
- AGREEMENT ON TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECEBusiness and Trade31 January 1973
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECE FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade11 February 1965
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECE CONCERNING CULTURAL RELATIONSCultural Relations and Sport22 June 1961
- EXTENSION OF TRADE AGREEEMENT OF 14 FEBRUARY 1958 BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECEBusiness and Trade01 April 1961
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND GREECEBusiness and Trade14 February 1958
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 160 sections, 12,411 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Greece Bilateral Relations · August 2023 Summit · Economic · Cooperation/Trade/Investment/agreements: · Name · Non-alloyed.
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