India and Kazakhstan are Strategic Partners with civilisational links tracing back over 2,000 years through Buddhism and the Silk Route. Diplomatic relations were established on 22 February 1992, shortly after Kazakhstan's independence. Kazakhstan is India's largest trade and investment partner in Central Asia. Key pillars include hydrocarbons, uranium, defence cooperation, SCO membership, and growing connectivity through INSTC.
COOPERATION AREAS
Where India and Kazakhstan actually work together
5 active areas of cooperation, as of July 2026. Click any card for the full brief.
TRADE & INVESTMENT
By the numbers
2023 figures per Kazakhstan statistics. Kazakhstan is India's largest trade partner in Central Asia. Source: MEA Bilateral Brief.
$1.03bn
Total bilateral trade in goods
$581m
India exports to country
$449m
India imports from country
Trade trajectory · USD bn
$1.03bnin 2023 · click a bar to compare years
TOP TRADED ITEMS
AGREEMENTS & MILESTONES
The relationship since 1992, in 6 dates
CURRENT STATE
Where things stand, 2026
India-Kazakhstan relations are deepening across energy, defence, multilateral cooperation, and connectivity. Trade crossed USD 1 billion in 2023. INSTC and Chabahar connectivity represent the key emerging opportunity. SCO provides the primary multilateral framework. Kazakhstan's invitation to India to join the North-South Roadmap reflects the growing strategic convergence. Tourism flows are growing with 80,000 Indian visitors in 2023.
SIGNALS TO WATCH
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IN CONTEXT
How India and Kazakhstan cross paths multilaterally
