Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Astana
EmbassyKazakhstan · Ambassador: Dr. T. V. Nagendra Prasad
7 figures · 2 sources · built 2 hours ago
In short
India’s embassy in Kazakhstan records bilateral trade of $923.0m, a reported community of 7,956, 19 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 72%. Led by Dr. T. V. Nagendra Prasad, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$923.0m
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 2 hours ago
Bilateral Brief — Kazakhstan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade & Economy” section
“As per statistics of Kazakhstan for 2025, total bilateral trade between India and Kazakhstan amounted to USD 923 million (5.22 % increase from 2024).”
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 confidence7,956
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Kazakhstan"
“PIOs 0 + NRIs 7,956 = 7,956”
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 confidence19
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: 24 January 2009)
“EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN — 24 January 2009”
Published: 24 January 2009 · 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 “Kazakhstan”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 80 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 Kazakhstanpersons · as stated in the brief11,000
Bilateral Brief — Kazakhstan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian community” section
“The size of the Indian community is about 11,000 in Kazakhstan.”
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 — Kazakhstan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Political relations” section
“In February 2026, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, H.E Mr. Olzhas Bektenov visited India to attend the AI Impact Summit and held talks with PM of India, Sh. Narendra Modi.”
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 (19)
MEA Treaties Database- PLAN OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN FOR 2025-2027Aid and Cooperation05 June 2025
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN ON COOPERATION ON PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTCultural Relations and Sport08 July 2015
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN ON TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONSCivil and Criminal Matters08 July 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RAILWAYSTransport08 July 2015
- JOINT WORK PLAN BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR THE YEARS 2016-2017Education07 July 2015
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN FOR COOPERTION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORAid and Cooperation16 April 2011
- TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CIVIL MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters16 April 2011
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN FOR COOPERATION IN THE PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGYEnvironment and Resources15 April 2011
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF CULTURE,ART,MASS MEDIA AND SPORTCultural Relations and Sport12 May 2010
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTANCivil and Criminal Matters24 January 2009
- MOU BETWEEN INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPACE ACTIVITIESAid and Cooperation24 January 2009
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA AND JS NAC KAZATOMPROM OF KAZAKHSTANEnvironment and Resources24 January 2009
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PARK OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESAid and Cooperation15 September 2004
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN ON SETTING UP OF A JOINT WORKING GROUP FOR COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISMCivil and Criminal Matters03 June 2002
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TOURISMAid and Cooperation03 June 2002
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters17 August 1999
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN ON NON-VISA REGIME FOR MUTUAL VISITS OF NATIONALS-HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE/OFFICIAL PASSPORTDiplomatic Relations17 August 1999
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND KAZAKHSTAN FOR THE PROMOTION AND RECIPROCAL PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade09 December 1996
- AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTANTransport10 September 1993
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 151 sections, 34,630 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India - Kazakhstan Relations: Bilateral Brief · 1. Background · Important Visits · S. No. Prime Minister · Period of Visit · 1993.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 38% apart
- Overseas Indians7,956
- Indian community in Kazakhstan11,000
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.