Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India, Pretoria
High CommissionSouth Africa · High Commissioner: Shri Prabhat Kumar
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In short
India’s high commission in South Africa records a reported community of 18,00,000, 22 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 68%. Led by Shri Prabhat Kumar, high commissioner.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence18,00,000
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "South Africa"
“PIOs 1,722,600 + NRIs 77,400 = 1,800,000”
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 confidence22
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 11 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 29 September 2016)
“MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS AND RECREATION — 29 September 2016”
Published: 29 September 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
68%
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 “South Africa”, 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 (22)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIAAid and Cooperation02 July 2024
- JOINT LETTER ON INTENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA FOR COOPERATION IN DISABILITY SECTORHealth12 May 2021
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS AND RECREATIONSports Development29 September 2016
- PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREMEENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade26 July 2013
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA ON AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation04 June 2010
- MOU ON MUTUAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICADiplomatic Relations04 June 2010
- AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICATransport04 June 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA REGARDING WAIVER OF VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations22 February 2008
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA CONCERNING MERCHANT SHIPPING AND OTHER MARITIME TRANSPORT RELATED MATTERSMaritime Law23 March 2006
- TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICACivil and Criminal Matters16 October 2003
- AGREEMENT FOR CO-OPERATION IN HYDROCARBON SECTOR BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICAEnvironment and Resources16 October 2003
- TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters16 October 2003
- EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME FOR CULTURAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE YEARS 2004,2005 & 2006Cultural Relations and Sport16 October 2003
- JOINT DECLARATION BY INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICAAid and Cooperation16 October 2003
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA CONCERNING CO-OPERATION IN THE FIELD OF POWEREnvironment and Resources16 October 2003
- JOINT STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE VISIT OF HIS EXCELLENCY SHRI BHAIRON SINGH SHEKHAWAT VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO SEYCHELLES 8TH-12TH SEPTEMBER, 2003Aid and Cooperation10 September 2003
- MOU ON ANTARCTIC CO-OPERATION BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIAScience and Technology05 December 2002
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA IN THE FIELD OF TOURISMAid and Cooperation07 October 1997
- RED FORT DECLARATION ON A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICAAid and Cooperation28 March 1997
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA ON CO-OPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORTSCultural Relations and Sport04 December 1996
- TREATY ON THE PRINCIPLES OF INTER-STATE RELATIONS AND COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICAAid and Cooperation25 January 1995
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICABusiness and Trade22 August 1994
The briefing
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