Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Riga
EmbassyLatvia · Ambassador: Ms. Namrata S. Kumar
11 figures · 2 sources · built 2 hours ago
In short
India’s embassy in Latvia records bilateral trade of $475.7m, a reported community of 6,123, 8 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 45%. Led by Ms. Namrata S. Kumar, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$475.7m
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 2 hours ago
Bilateral Brief — Latvia
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic and Commercial:” section
“Bilateral trade between India and Latvia stood at US$ 475.66 million during FY 2025-26 as compared to US $ 472.94 million in 2024-25.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Overseas Indians
Medium confidence6,123
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Latvia"
“PIOs 0 + NRIs 6,123 = 6,123”
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 confidence8
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: 28 February 2012)
“AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND LATVIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL SCIENCE — 28 February 2012”
Published: 28 February 2012 · 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
45%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 13 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Latvia”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 86 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 LatviaUS dollars · as stated in the brief$311.6m
Bilateral Brief — Latvia
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic and Commercial:” section
“During FY 2025-26, Indian exports stood at US$ 311.61 million and imports at US$ 164.05 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 LatviaUS dollars · as stated in the brief$164.1m
Bilateral Brief — Latvia
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic and Commercial:” section
“During FY 2025-26, Indian exports stood at US$ 311.61 million and imports at US$ 164.05 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$147.6m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Latviapersons · as stated in the brief6,000
Bilateral Brief — Latvia
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Diaspora in Latvia:” section
“As per the MFA Latvia’s data, the members of Indian Diaspora in Latvia are estimated to be around 6,000.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Diplomacy
Agreements the briefing enumeratesagreements · as stated in the brief10
Bilateral Brief — Latvia
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Agreements & MoUs:” section
“These include: Economic & Technical Cooperation (1995), Cooperation in Culture, Arts, Education, Science, Mass Media and Sports (1995), Air Services Agreement (1997), Establishment of Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, S&T & Culture (2001), Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (2010), Health (2012), Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion (2013), Memorandum of Understanding has between the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and ASSOCHAM and CII (2019), Air Baltic code-share Agreement with Air India (2025). The Cultural Exchange Program for 2026-29 was signed recently on 20 March 2026 in Riga.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Latvia
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Other Ministerial visits:” section
“In February 2026, Minister for Smart Administration & Regional Development Mr. Raimonds Cudars participated on behalf of the Latvian PM Evika Silina at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Agreements on record (8)
MEA Treaties Database- PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND LATVIA RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport02 November 2017
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND LATVIA ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations23 May 2017
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND LATVIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL SCIENCEHealth28 February 2012
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND LATVIA ON THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade18 February 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND LATVIA ON THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON TRADE, ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL & CULTURAL COOPERATIONScience and Technology27 June 2001
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport20 October 1997
- PROTOCOL FOR CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND LATVIAAid and Cooperation01 September 1995
- AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND LATVIAAid and Cooperation01 September 1995
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 24 sections, 14,137 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Latvia Relations · Introduction: · Recent Visits and Interactions: · Parliamentary Delegations: · President/ Vice President: · Ramnath.
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