Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Muscat
EmbassyOman · Ambassador: Shri Amit Narang
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In short
India’s embassy in Oman records bilateral trade of $11.19bn, a reported community of 6,78,837, 20 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 74%. Led by Shri Amit Narang, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$11.19bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 1 hour ago
Bilateral Brief — Oman
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic and Commercial Relations:” section
“Currently, bilateral trade during FY 2025–2026 has reached US$ 11.187 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Overseas Indians
Medium confidence6,78,837
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Oman"
“PIOs 2,056 + NRIs 676,781 = 678,837”
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 confidence20
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 March 1995)
“AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SULTANATE OF OMAN FOR AIR SERVICES BETWEEN AND BEYOND THEIR RESPECTIVE TERRITORIES — 31 March 1995”
Published: 31 March 1995 · 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
74%
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 “Oman”, 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 Omanpersons · as stated in the brief6,74,950
Bilateral Brief — Oman
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community in Oman:” section
“Oman hosts a sizeable Indian community totalling approximately 674,950 (Males: 520,437; Females: 154,513) as on February 2026, according to the Govt. of Oman.”
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 — Oman
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Political Relations:” section
“H.E. Saeed Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology visited India in February 2026 to participate in AI Impact Summit 2026.”
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 (20)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES WEALTH AND WATER RESOURCE OF THE SULTANATE OF OMAN IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORSAid and Cooperation17 December 2025
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SULTANATE OF OMAN AND THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA CONCERNING THE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT OF ACCOMPANYING PERSONS OF OFFICIAL EMPLOYEESDiplomatic Relations15 December 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SULTANATE OF OMAN REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND YOUTH IN THE FIELD OF CULTURECultural Relations and Sport15 December 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE SULTANATE OF OMAN AND THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology15 December 2023
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND OMAN ON MARITIME TRANSPORTAid and Cooperation24 December 2019
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND OMAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHHealth11 February 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND OMAN ON COOPERATION IN AREAS OF DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAININGDiplomatic Relations11 February 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND OMAN ON COOPERATION IN THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACEAid and Cooperation11 February 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND OMAN ON LEGAL AND JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters11 February 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND OMAN IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation11 February 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND OMAN ON MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC, SPECIAL, SERVICE AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations11 February 2018
- AGREEMENT ON LEGAL AND JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN INDIA AND OMANCivil and Criminal Matters29 October 2014
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS IN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF MANPOWER IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN IN THE FIELD OF MANPOWERAid and Cooperation08 November 2008
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND OMANCivil and Criminal Matters26 December 2004
- AGREEMEBT BETWEEN INDIA AND SULTANATE OF OMAN FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade02 April 1997
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON JOINT COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SULTANATE OF OMANCivil and Criminal Matters05 October 1996
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND OMAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology05 October 1996
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND OMAN IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORSAid and Cooperation05 October 1996
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SULTANATE OF OMAN FOR AIR SERVICES BETWEEN AND BEYOND THEIR RESPECTIVE TERRITORIESTransport31 March 1995
- TREATY OF FREINDSHIP,COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION BETWEEN INDIA AND MUSCAT AND OMANFriendships15 March 1953
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 55 sections, 20,013 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Oman Bilateral Brief · Political Relations: · G-20 Engagements · Important Telecons/Meetings: · and Measures; Manpower; Maritime Issues; Maritime Transport; Joint · Defence Cooperation:.
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