Diplomatic relations were established on 22 February 1992.
In November 1993, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan was opened in New Delhi.
Since April 2025, Azamat Yesskaraev has been serving as the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India.
In October 1993, the Embassy of India in Kazakhstan was opened. Following its relocation to Astana in November 2007, a consular office continues to operate in Almaty.
Since July 2025, Y.K. Sailas Thangal has been serving as the Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan.
Political Cooperation
High-level contacts:
1992: Official visit of President of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbayev to India.
1993: Official visit of Prime Minister of India N.Rao to Kazakhstan.
1996: Official visit of President of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbayev to India.
1996: Official visit of Vice President of India K.Narayanan to Kazakhstan.
2002: Official visit of President of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbayev to India.
2002: Visit of Prime Minister of India A.Vajpayee to Kazakhstan (CICA Summit).
2008: Official visit of Vice President of India M.H.Ansari to Kazakhstan.
2009: State visit of President of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbayev to India.
2011: Official visit of Prime Minister of India M.Singh to Kazakhstan.
2015: Official visit of Prime Minister of India N.Modi to Kazakhstan.
2017: Visit of Prime Minister of India N.Modi to Kazakhstan (SCO Summit).
2022: President of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev participated in the 1st “Central Asia – India” Summit via videoconference.
2023: President of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev participated in the 1st online “Voice of the Global South” Summit.
2023: President of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev participated in the SCO Summit hosted by India via videoconference.
2024: A telephone conversation took place between President of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev and Prime Minister of India N.Modi.
High-level contacts (ministerial level):
1999: Official visit of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev to India.
2010: Visit of Minister of External Affairs of India S.M.Krishna to Kazakhstan.
2013: Official visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan E.Idrissov to India.
2013: Visit of Minister of External Affairs of India S.Khurshid to Kazakhstan.
2018: Visit of Minister of External Affairs of India S.Swaraj to Kazakhstan.
2019 (New York), 2020 (Moscow), March 2021 (Dushanbe), July 2021 (Tashkent): Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M.Tleuberdi held meetings with his Indian counterpart S.Jaishankar.
2019: Visit of Minister of State for External Affairs of India V.Muraleedharan to Kazakhstan.
2021: Visit of Minister of External Affairs of India S.Jaishankar to Kazakhstan.
2021: Visit of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M.Tleuberdi to New Delhi (3rd CAID Ministerial Meeting).
June and October 2022: Visits of Minister of State for External Affairs of India M.Lekhi to Kazakhstan.
2023: Visit of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M.Nurtleu to India (SCO Ministerial Meeting).
2023: Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M.Nurtleu participated in the 2nd online “Voice of the Global South” Summit.
2024: Deputy Foreign Minister of India D.Ravi participated in the SCO Ministerial Meeting in Astana.
2024: Minister of External Affairs of India S.Jaishankar participated in the SCO Summit (Astana). A meeting was held with Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M.Nurtleu.
2025: Telephone conversation between Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M.Nurtleu and S. Jaishankar.
2025 (June 5-6): Visit of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M.Nurtleu to New Delhi to participate in the 4th CAID Ministerial Meeting.
2026 (February 18-19): Working visit of Prime Minister of Kazakhstan O.Bektenov to New Delhi to participate in the “AI Impact Summit”.
Interparliamentary Cooperation
2013: Visit of a group of Kazakh parliamentarians to India led by Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Defense and Security of the Mazhilis M.Ashimbayev.
2019: Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha of India H.Narayan Singh participated in the 4th Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Parliaments in Nur-Sultan.
Inter-Ministerial Cooperation
Eight rounds of the Foreign Office Consultations at the level of deputy ministers have been held, the latest on 13 February 2023 in New Delhi.
On 5-6 November 2009, the 1st round of Kazakhstan-India consular consultations was held in Astana.
On 8 April 2024, the 5th meeting of the Joint Kazakhstan - India Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held in Astana.
Trade and Economic Cooperation
Trade turnover between Kazakhstan and India in 2025 amounted to USD 923.3 million, which is 5.9% lower than in 2024 (USD 981.2 million).
In January-February 2026, bilateral trade amounted to USD 94.4 million (-28.8%), including exports of USD 26.9 million (+13.6%) and imports of USD 67.5 million (-38%).
Fourteen meetings of the Kazakhstan-India Intergovernmental Commission have been held (14th meeting: June 3, 2022, in New Delhi). The Kazakh side is represented by the Ministry of Trade and Integration, and the Indian side by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Eleven joint Kazakhstan-India working groups are functioning: 1) trade and economic cooperation; 2) information technology; 3) military-technical cooperation; 4) textile industry development; 5) “tea debt”; 6) transport, communications and logistics; 7) scientific and technological cooperation committee; 8) space cooperation; 9) healthcare and pharmaceuticals; 10) hydrocarbons; 11) counter-terrorism.
Gross FDI inflow from India to Kazakhstan in 2024 amounted to USD 51 million, which is 41% higher than in 2023 (USD 30.3 million). In the first three quarters of 2025, USD 37.3 million was attracted.
From 2005 to 2025, total gross FDI inflow from India to Kazakhstan amounted to USD 562 million.
Military-Technical Cooperation
2018: During the visit of India’s Minister of Defence N.Sitharaman to Kazakhstan, a ceremonial deployment of a joint peacekeeping contingent within UNIFIL took place (a total of 11 rotations; discontinued in 2024).
2023: The 7th meeting of the Kazakhstan-India Joint Working Group on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation was held in Bangalore (Karnataka).
2024: The 8th joint Kazakhstan–India military exercise “KazInd-2024” was held in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Air Connectivity
Under the Air Services Agreement signed on 10 September 1993, regular flights currently operate between the countries: Almaty-Delhi (13 flights per week, Air Astana) and Almaty-Mumbai (3 flights per week, Air Astana).
Flights by IndiGo between Almaty and Delhi have been temporarily suspended due to the deterioration of India–Pakistan relations.
The opening of direct flights Almaty–Ahmedabad and Almaty–Hyderabad is under consideration.
Scientific, Technical, Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation
2020: The first meeting of the Kazakhstan–India Working Group on Space Cooperation was held.
2020: A virtual B2B meeting of Kazakh and Indian IT companies took place.
2021: An online meeting involving IT companies and relevant government agencies (Ministry of Digital Development of Kazakhstan) was held; on December 22, 2021, a similar meeting was held in the pharmaceutical sector (SK-Pharmacy and the Ministry of Healthcare of Kazakhstan).
2022: A bust of Abai was unveiled in San Martin Park in New Delhi.
2022: A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the international IT startup technopark “Astana Hub” and the Indian innovation intermediary and business incubator “T-Hub” based in Hyderabad (Telangana).
2023: The “Indo-Kazakh Writers’ Meet” was held in New Delhi.
2023: The “Ak Kerbez” dance ensemble of the Zhambyl Regional Philharmonic participated in the 9th Indian International Festival of Dance and Music.
2023: The State Dance Theatre “Naz” of Astana participated in international folklore festivals in Shillong, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and New Delhi.
2024: A delegation of the Union of Artisans of Kazakhstan participated in the 37th International Crafts Fair “Surajkund Mela”.
2026: Officials of the MFA of Kazakhstan took part in 3rd special training courses for young diplomats within the framework of the “Central Asia–India” Dialogue.
2026: The 4th visit of young Kazakh citizens (20 participants) to India took place within the “Central Asia–India” Dialogue.
Since 1992, 1,355 citizens of Kazakhstan have studied under the ITEC program (technical specialties), and 250 under ICCR (humanities). About 10,000 Indian students study at universities in Kazakhstan.