Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Philippines
EmbassyPhilippines · Ambassador: Shri Harsh K. Jain
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In short
India’s embassy in Philippines records a reported community of 70,000, 31 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 76%. Led by Shri Harsh K. Jain, ambassador.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence70,000
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Philippines"
“PIOs 2,570 + NRIs 67,430 = 70,000”
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 confidence31
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: 29 May 1979)
“AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINES ON TRADE — 29 May 1979”
Published: 29 May 1979 · 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
76%
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 “Philippines”, 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
Agreements on record (31)
MEA Treaties Database- IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ON TOURISM COOPERATION 2025-2028Aid and Cooperation05 August 2025
- TREATY ON THE TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESCivil and Criminal Matters05 August 2025
- STATEMENT OF INTENT BETWEEN INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION, REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND PHILIPPINE SPACE AGENCY, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ON COOPERATION ON THE PEACEFUL USE OF OUTER SPACEAid and Cooperation05 August 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIESScience and Technology05 August 2025
- TREATY ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINESCivil and Criminal Matters05 August 2025
- PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD OF 2025-2028 BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESScience and Technology05 August 2025
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE YEAR 2025-2030Cultural Relations and Sport05 August 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON THE CONSTITUTION OF JOINT WORKING GROUP ON FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGYBusiness and Trade19 June 2023
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGARDING INDIAN GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF QUICK IMPACT PROJECTS (QIP)Aid and Cooperation07 February 2023
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ON CO-OPERATION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CUSTOMS MATTERSAid and Cooperation24 April 2022
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINESTransport27 September 2021
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES ON COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED FIELDSAid and Cooperation13 November 2017
- INDIA-PHILIPPINES JOINT DECLARATION FOR COOPERATION TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TERRORISMCivil and Criminal Matters05 November 2007
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINES ON EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations05 October 2007
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINES ON ENHANCED COOPERATION IN RENEWABLE ENERGYEnvironment and Resources05 October 2007
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINES ON COOPERATION IN HEALTH AND MEDICINEHealth05 October 2007
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINES ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT COMMISSION ON BILATERAL COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation05 October 2007
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINES ON COOPERATIONDiplomatic Relations05 October 2007
- DECLARATION ON A FRAMEWORK OF BILATERAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINESAid and Cooperation05 October 2007
- AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION IN TOURISM BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINESAid and Cooperation04 February 2006
- MOU ON COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURE AND RELATED FIELDS BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINESAid and Cooperation04 February 2006
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINES ON COOPERATION IN AGRICULTUREAid and Cooperation04 February 2006
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILLIPINESCivil and Criminal Matters12 March 2004
- MOU FOR POLICY CONSULTATION TALKS BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINESAid and Cooperation28 November 2000
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINES FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTBusiness and Trade22 January 2000
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINES ON TRADEBusiness and Trade29 May 1979
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINESCultural Relations and Sport06 September 1969
- AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION IN THE PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINESEnvironment and Resources14 March 1969
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINESBusiness and Trade26 March 1968
- TREATY ON FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINESFriendships11 July 1952
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND PHILIPPINES RELATING TO AIR SERVICESBusiness and Trade20 October 1949
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 41 sections, 30,359 characters of extractable text. Sections include: ***** · Brief on India-Philippines Bilateral Relations · Bilateral Trade · Financial · India’s Export to · India’s Imports.
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