Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Dushanbe
EmbassyTajikistan · Ambassador: Mr. Rajesh Uike
10 figures · 2 sources · built 30 minutes ago
In short
India’s embassy in Tajikistan records a reported community of 1,760, 29 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 76%. Led by Mr. Rajesh Uike, ambassador.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence1,760
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Tajikistan"
“PIOs 0 + NRIs 1,760 = 1,760”
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 confidence29
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 32 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 30 January 2003)
“MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON THE UTILIZATION OF GOVT. OF INDIAS GRANT FOR ESTABLISHING INDO-TAJIK FRUIT PROCESSING PLANT — 30 January 2003”
Published: 30 January 2003 · 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 “Tajikistan”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 79 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 TajikistanUS dollars · as stated in the brief$58.1m
Bilateral Brief — Tajikistan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Connectivity, Trade & Economic Relation” section
“Indian Exports to Tajikistan (source DoC, GOI): million USD 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020- 20217 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20.44 23.94 22.28 23.50 53.45 35.35 49.40 51.64 45.68 58.12”
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 TajikistanUS dollars · as stated in the brief$10k
Bilateral Brief — Tajikistan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Connectivity, Trade & Economic Relation” section
“Indian Import from Tajikistan (source DoC, GOI): million USD 201617 201718 201819 201920 202021 202122 2022- 202323 24 202425 202526 21.82 50.29 4.24 0.29 1.06 10.74 0.52 0.00 0.79 0.01”
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$58.1m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Tajikistanpersons · as stated in the brief2,150
Bilateral Brief — Tajikistan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community in Tajikistan” section
“The Indian diaspora in Tajikistan is estimated at approximately 2,150 individuals, of whom around 1,900 are students pursuing medical studies at various universities and medical institutions.”
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
Agreements the briefing enumeratesagreements · as stated in the brief8
Bilateral Brief — Tajikistan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “High-Level Visits and Meetings” section
“During the visit, eight bilateral agreements were signed and President Kovind announced a USD 20 million grant for development projects.”
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.
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Tajikistan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Recent Engagements” section
“India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, visited Dushanbe on 12–13 June 2026 to attend the SCO international conference organised by the Tajik side to mark the 25th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.”
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 (29)
MEA Treaties Database- PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN FOR THE PERIOD 2021-2024Miscellaneous18 December 2021
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA REGARDING INDIAN GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH IMPACT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTSAid and Cooperation16 December 2021
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON COOPERATION ON PEACEFUL USE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENTAid and Cooperation08 October 2018
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN FOR THE YEARS 2019-2023Cultural Relations and Sport08 October 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING FOR SETTING UP OF COMPUTER LABS IN 37 SCHOOLS OF TAJIKISTANEducation05 October 2015
- PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN IN THE FIELD OF CULTURE AND ARTS FOR THE YEARS 2016-2018Cultural Relations and Sport13 July 2015
- PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN FOR THE PERIOD 2015-2017Aid and Cooperation13 May 2015
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON COOPERATION IN SOCIAL AND LABOUR RELATIONSAid and Cooperation03 September 2012
- MOU ON COOPERATION IN YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTANCultural Relations and Sport03 September 2012
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN ON THE COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND MEDICINEHealth03 September 2012
- EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATIONEducation03 September 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON COOPERATION IN TEXTILESAid and Cooperation03 September 2012
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORAid and Cooperation07 October 2010
- PROTOCOL ON THE EXCHANGE OF INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters14 November 2003
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN FOR ESTABLISHING INDO-TAJIK CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYAid and Cooperation14 November 2003
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTANCivil and Criminal Matters14 November 2003
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON CO-OPERATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICESAid and Cooperation14 November 2003
- PROTOCOL ON THE EXCHANGE OF INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade14 November 2003
- JOINT DECLARATION ON FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTANFriendships14 November 2003
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations14 November 2003
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TOURISMCivil and Criminal Matters14 November 2003
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON THE UTILIZATION OF GOVT. OF INDIAS GRANT FOR ESTABLISHING INDO-TAJIK FRUIT PROCESSING PLANTAid and Cooperation30 January 2003
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN FOR SETTING UP OF A JOINT WORKING GROUP ON COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISMCivil and Criminal Matters30 January 2003
- JOINT DECLARATION OF INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON PRINCIPLES OF MUTUAL RELATIONSAid and Cooperation10 May 2001
- AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTANTransport10 May 2001
- AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN FOR DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND RELATED MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters10 May 2001
- TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters10 May 2001
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN ON LONG TERM COOPERATION IN TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION & COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRYAid and Cooperation10 May 2001
- MOU ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND TAJIKISTANAid and Cooperation10 May 2001
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 64 sections, 15,621 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Tajikistan Bilateral Relations · High-Level Political Exchanges · High-Level Visits and Meetings · Recent Engagements · ● Foreign Office Consultations · ● Bilateral Consular Consultations.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 22% apart
- Overseas Indians1,760
- Indian community in Tajikistan2,150
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.