Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India
EmbassyIran · Ambassador: Shri Vishwesh Negi
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In short
India’s embassy in Iran records a reported community of 9,488, 49 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 63%. Led by Shri Vishwesh Negi, ambassador.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence9,488
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Iran"
“PIOs 488 + NRIs 9,000 = 9,488”
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 confidence49
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 1 hour ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 31 August 1974)
“TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN — 31 August 1974”
Published: 31 August 1974 · 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
63%
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 “Iran”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 83 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
Diplomacy
Agreements the briefing enumeratesagreements · as stated in the brief12
Bilateral Brief — Iran
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Political relations” section
“During the visit, a joint statement titled “Civilizational Connect, Contemporary Context” was issued, and 12 MOUs/Agreements were signed.”
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.
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Iran
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Incoming visits” section
“1. Dr. Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister 14 – 15 May 2026 BRICS Foreign Minister Meeting”
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 (49)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CENTRAL DRUGS STANDARD CONTROL ORGANIZATION (CDSCO) THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND IRAN FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS REGULATIONAid and Cooperation08 May 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON CUSTOMS COOPERATION BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONAid and Cooperation08 May 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN SCHOOL OF PERSIAN MEDICINE, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE (TUMS), IRAN AND CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN UNANI MEDICINE (CCRUM) AN AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION UNDER THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH, GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF UNANI AND PERSIAN MEDICINEAid and Cooperation20 November 2024
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING OF THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF SEAFARERS CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY IN UNLIMITED VOYAGES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRANEducation21 August 2022
- AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRANCivil and Criminal Matters08 June 2022
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON POSTAL COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation17 February 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade17 February 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND MEDICINEHealth17 February 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXPERT GROUP ON TRADE REMEDY MEASURES TO PROMOTE COOPERATION IN THE AREAS OF MUTUAL INTERESTBusiness and Trade17 February 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED ACTIVITIESAid and Cooperation17 February 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF MEDICINEHealth17 February 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations16 February 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations16 February 2018
- IMPLEMENTATION PROTOCOL BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology23 May 2016
- EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME OF CULTURAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN FOR THE YEARS 2016-2019Cultural Relations and Sport23 May 2016
- AGREEMENT TO FACILITATE ISSUANCE OF VISAS BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANDiplomatic Relations18 December 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN OVER PARTNERSHIP OF INDIA IN DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF CHABAHAR PORTMaritime Law06 May 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON COOPERATION IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTAid and Cooperation04 May 2013
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN TO ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF STANDARDIZATION AND CERTIFICATIONAid and Cooperation04 May 2013
- MOU BET INDIA AND IRANAid and Cooperation04 May 2013
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN TO ENHANCE TECHNICAL CO-OPERATIONAid and Cooperation04 May 2013
- AGREEMENT ON TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONS BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANCivil and Criminal Matters09 July 2010
- MOU ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANEnvironment and Resources09 July 2010
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRANTransport05 July 2010
- AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANCivil and Criminal Matters02 November 2008
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRANCivil and Criminal Matters02 November 2008
- EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN FOR THE YEARS 2003-2005Cultural Relations and Sport25 January 2003
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON ROAD MAP TO STRATEGIC COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation25 January 2003
- THE NEW DELHI DECLARATION BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANAid and Cooperation25 January 2003
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON COOPERATION IN URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT AND HYDROLOGICAL STUDIESAid and Cooperation25 January 2003
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON CO-OPERATION IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology25 January 2003
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON CO-OPRATION IN VOCATIONAL TRAININGEducation25 January 2003
- MOU ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANEnvironment and Resources10 April 2001
- MOU ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF POWER (CONVENTIONAL AND NON-CONVENTIONAL SOURCES) BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANEnvironment and Resources10 April 2001
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON COOPERATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYAid and Cooperation10 April 2001
- BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANAid and Cooperation10 April 2001
- AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC COPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANAid and Cooperation10 April 2001
- MOU ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANAid and Cooperation10 April 2001
- MOU BETWEEN IRAN AND INDIA(NARCOTIC DRUGS)Civil and Criminal Matters18 April 1995
- AGREEMENT ON MARITIME COMMERCIAL NAVIGATION BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANMaritime Law03 January 1995
- MOU ON CONSULAR MATTERS BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANDiplomatic Relations11 November 1991
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN REGARDING THE UTILISATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSESEnvironment and Resources25 February 1977
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANBusiness and Trade31 August 1974
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN ON TRADEBusiness and Trade11 March 1964
- AGREEMENT RELATING TO TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANBusiness and Trade16 August 1962
- AGREEMENT ON TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND IRANBusiness and Trade02 May 1961
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN REGARDING AIR SERVICESTransport10 August 1960
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND IRAN FOR ESTABLISHING AND DEVELOPING CULTURAL RELATIONSCultural Relations and Sport01 December 1956
- TREATY ON FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN INDIAN AND IRANFriendships15 March 1950
The briefing
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