Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India, Kampala, (Concurrently accredited to Burundi)
High CommissionUganda · High Commissioner: Shri Upender Singh Rawat
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In short
India’s high commission in Uganda records a reported community of 38,800, 8 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 73%. Led by Shri Upender Singh Rawat, high commissioner.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence38,800
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Uganda"
“PIOs 9,000 + NRIs 29,800 = 38,800”
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 confidence8
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 30 May 2007)
“MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND UGANDA IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS — 30 May 2007”
Published: 30 May 2007 · 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 “Uganda”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 84 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 (8)
MEA Treaties Database- AGREEMENT BETWEEN UGANDA AND INDIA ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations24 July 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND UGANDA IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORSAid and Cooperation30 May 2007
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND UGANDAAid and Cooperation14 May 2007
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDATransport05 October 1997
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDABusiness and Trade24 November 1981
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND UGANDACultural Relations and Sport24 November 1981
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND UGANDABusiness and Trade18 November 1965
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND UGANDA ON FREINDSHIP AND TECHNICAL,ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATIONFriendships18 November 1965
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 46 sections, 22,657 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Uganda Bilateral Brief · Political Relations · High-Level Visits (From Uganda) · Bilateral Cooperation & Assistance · Assistance for NAM Summit · Defence Cooperation.
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