Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India, Dar-es-Salaam
High CommissionTanzania · High Commissioner: Mr. Bishwadip Dey
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In short
India’s high commission in Tanzania records bilateral trade of $8.60bn, a reported community of 55,000, 37 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 73%. Led by Mr. Bishwadip Dey, high commissioner.
Total bilateral trade
$8.60bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 29 minutes ago
Bilateral Brief — Tanzania
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Commercial and Economic Relations” section
“India is the second largest trading partner of Tanzania with bilateral trade of USD 8.6 billion in 2024-25 (as per DGCI&S data).”
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 confidence55,000
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Tanzania"
“PIOs 40,000 + NRIs 15,000 = 55,000”
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 confidence37
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 30 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 30 March 2016)
“AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA ON EMPLOYMENT OF DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF A DIPLOMATIC MISSION OR CAREER CONSULAR POST — 30 March 2016”
Published: 30 March 2016 · 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
73%
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 “Tanzania”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 82 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 Tanzaniapersons · as stated in the brief40,000
Bilateral Brief — Tanzania
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Diaspora” section
“Tanzania is home to about 40,000 people of Indian origin which are concentrated in the major urban centres of Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, Dodoma, Morogoro, Zanzibar, and Mbeya.”
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 — Tanzania
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Recent visits” section
“Hon. Dr. Ngwaru Maghembe, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation represented Tanzania at the 11th edition of the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi from 5-7 March 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 (37)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SHARING SUCCESSFUL DIGITAL SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTED AT POPULATION SCALE FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONScience and Technology09 October 2023
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA FOR THE YEARS 2023-24Cultural Relations and Sport09 October 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT AUTHORITY UNDER MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS, THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND TANZANIA INVESTMENT CENTRE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA FOR SETTING UP OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARK IN TANZANIAMiscellaneous09 October 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN NATIONAL SPORTS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA AND THE SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPORTSSports Development09 October 2023
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON COOPERATIONDiplomatic Relations16 October 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations10 July 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGAid and Cooperation10 July 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON BILATERAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAid and Cooperation10 July 2016
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA ON EMPLOYMENT OF DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF A DIPLOMATIC MISSION OR CAREER CONSULAR POSTDiplomatic Relations30 March 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON ESTABLISHING A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMME IN AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND BIOINFORMATICSAid and Cooperation19 June 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON ESTABLISHING A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMME IN OFFICIAL STATISTICSEducation19 June 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TOURISMAid and Cooperation19 June 2015
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HYDROGRAPHYAid and Cooperation19 May 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON COOPERATION ON CAPACITY BUILDING AND OTHER RELATED AREAS IN THE FIELD OF E-GOVERNANCEAid and Cooperation28 August 2014
- JOINT ACTION PLAN BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIAAid and Cooperation27 May 2011
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade27 May 2011
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDIAN CULTURAL CENTRE IN DAR ES SALAAMCultural Relations and Sport19 July 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA FOR ESTABLISHING INDIA-TANZANIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ICTAid and Cooperation24 April 2008
- EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON CO-OPERATION IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATIONEducation27 April 2003
- AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIAHealth16 December 2002
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORSAid and Cooperation16 December 2002
- MOU FOR CONSULTATION BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIAAid and Cooperation25 May 2001
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIAAid and Cooperation25 May 2001
- AGREEMENT ON TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINABusiness and Trade14 January 2000
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIABusiness and Trade14 January 2000
- AGREEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT BUSINESS COUNCIL BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIAAid and Cooperation25 June 1997
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONSAid and Cooperation12 December 1996
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport27 September 1982
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade05 September 1979
- MOU BETWEEN INDIAN AND TANZANIA ON ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RAILWAYS AND CIVIL AVIATIONAid and Cooperation17 January 1975
- CULTURAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIACultural Relations and Sport17 January 1975
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIACultural Relations and Sport17 January 1975
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA ON TRADEBusiness and Trade12 December 1972
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIABusiness and Trade12 December 1972
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIA ON TRADEBusiness and Trade12 December 1972
- AGREEMENT ON FRIENDSHIP AND TECHNICAL,ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIAFriendships28 January 1966
- AGREEMENT ON TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND TANZANIABusiness and Trade28 January 1966
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 10 sections, 19,030 characters of extractable text. Sections include: INDIA-TANZANIA BILATERAL RELATIONS · Political Relations: · Recent visits: · Commercial and Economic Relations · Development Partnership · (I). Grant/Aid.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 38% apart
- Overseas Indians55,000
- Indian community in Tanzania40,000
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.