Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Harare
EmbassyZimbabwe · Ambassador: Mr. Bramha Kumar
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In short
India’s embassy in Zimbabwe records a reported community of 9,500, 10 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 66%. Led by Mr. Bramha Kumar, ambassador.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence9,500
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Zimbabwe"
“PIOs 7,400 + NRIs 2,100 = 9,500”
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 confidence10
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: 22 May 1981)
“TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE — 22 May 1981”
Published: 22 May 1981 · 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
66%
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 “Zimbabwe”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 85 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 (10)
MEA Treaties Database- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND ZIMBABWE CONCERNING COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF ARTS,CULTURE AND HERITAGECultural Relations and Sport03 November 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND ZIMBABWE CONCERNING COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF GEOLOGY,MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCESAid and Cooperation03 November 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ZIMBABWE ON THE RECIPROCAL EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations03 November 2018
- ACTION PLAN BETWEEN INDIA AND ZIMBABWE ON COOPERATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)Aid and Cooperation03 November 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND ZIMBABWE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE AND HOMEOPATHYHealth03 November 2018
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIATransport19 June 2014
- MOU BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIAAid and Cooperation14 September 2011
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ZIMBABWE ON PROMOTION AND RECIPROCAL PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade10 February 1999
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWEBusiness and Trade22 May 1981
- AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND ZIMBABWEAid and Cooperation22 May 1981
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 35 sections, 16,677 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Zimbabwe Relations · Political Relations · Defence Cooperation: · Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) · Joint Commission Meetings · Joint Trade Committee (JTC).
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