Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India, Malta
High CommissionMalta · High Commissioner: Ms. Rachita Bhandari
7 figures · 2 sources · built 2 hours ago
In short
India’s high commission in Malta records bilateral trade of $400.0m, a reported community of 18,250, 7 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 45%. Led by Ms. Rachita Bhandari, high commissioner.
Total bilateral trade
$400.0m
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 2 hours ago
Bilateral Brief — Malta
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade and economic relations” section
“The bilateral trade between the two countries is currently around USD 400 mn.”
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 confidence18,250
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Malta"
“PIOs 250 + NRIs 18,000 = 18,250”
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 confidence7
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: 27 October 2025)
“MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTRES AUTHORITY (IFSCA) AND THE MALTA FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (MFSA) IN RELATION TO MUTUAL COOPERATION — 27 October 2025”
Published: 27 October 2025 · 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 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Malta”, 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
People
Indian community in Maltapersons · as stated in the brief25,000
Bilateral Brief — Malta
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community” section
“It is expected to be around 25,000 now, forming the largest cohort of foreign workers in Malta, comprising primarily of healthcare workers, skilled professionals - both in IT & pharma - and workers in hospitality, transport and construction sectors.”
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 — Malta
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “HIGH LEVEL VISITS” section
“Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, Amb. Sibi George, visited Malta from 2629 March 2026, for the 4th Round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC).”
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 (7)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTRES AUTHORITY (IFSCA) AND THE MALTA FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (MFSA) IN RELATION TO MUTUAL COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation27 October 2025
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA FOR AUTHORIZING THE DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF A DIPLOMATIC MISSION OR CONSULAR POST TO ENGAGE IN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENTDiplomatic Relations24 June 2024
- MOU IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM BETWEEN INDIA AND MALTAAid and Cooperation17 September 2018
- MOU BETWEEN MUTUAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND MALTADiplomatic Relations17 September 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MALTA ON MARITIME COOPERATIONMaritime Law17 September 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MALTA FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASIONBusiness and Trade08 April 2013
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport05 October 1998
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 84 sections, 18,408 characters of extractable text. Sections include: HIGH LEVEL VISITS · From India to Malta: · (ii) · (iv) · March 2026 · From Malta to India:.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 37% apart
- Overseas Indians18,250
- Indian community in Malta25,000
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.