This article covers India's humanitarian and development assistance to Namibia, defence cooperation, agreements and international initiatives, Project Cheetah, and trade and economic cooperation. Its source is the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral brief on Namibia, which reports events up to March 2026.

Humanitarian assistance

According to the MEA brief of March 2026, the Government of India donated 1000 tonnes of rice and 1000 tonnes of maize to Namibia at the end of December 2024, as humanitarian assistance for people affected by drought.

India gifted 30,000 doses of Covishield Vaccines in March 2021 to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. It gifted 1,000 MT of rice for drought relief in 2019, as well as in 2017. The brief states that India has also supported Namibia multiple times in the past to fight natural calamities such as drought and floods, and has provided assistance to improve health infrastructure.

Defence cooperation

Lt. Gen. Dewan Prem Chand of the Indian Army headed the UN peacekeeping force (UNTAG) deployed in Namibia in 1989-90 to monitor the peace process and elections.

A delegation led by Air Vice Marshal Teofilus Shaende, Air Force Commander of Namibia, visited India in June 2025.

Agreements and international initiatives

An MoU in the field of Health and Medicine was signed during Prime Minister Modi's State Visit to Namibia on 9 July 2025. During the same visit, Namibia joined the Global BioFuels Alliance (GBA) and the Coalition for Disaster Resilience Infrastructure (CDRI), and became an observer at the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA).

Project Cheetah

On 17 September 2022, Prime Minister Modi released eight cheetahs translocated from Namibia to India at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, as part of the reintroduction of the cheetah into India's wilds. The brief describes the transfer as the world's first ever intercontinental trans-location of a major carnivore species and says it attracted global interest and attention.

Trade figures

The brief gives the following figures for bilateral trade:

  • 2023-24: bilateral trade of US$ 813.85 million, with India's exports amounting to US$ 453.38 million
  • 2024-25: two-way trade of US$568.40 million, with India's exports at US$327.21 million and imports from Namibia at US$241.19 million

Trade and economic agreements

Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations visited India to take part in the 17th CII-India Conclave on India Africa Growth Partnership, held from 19-20 July 2022. The Deputy Prime Minister held bilateral talks with the EAM, and three bilateral agreements were signed during the visit.

India and SACU, with Namibia as coordinator, are negotiating a Terms of Reference for a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA).

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) and the Bank of Namibia have signed a UPI technology Licensing Agreement, which enables collaboration between the two sides in digital payments.

The 3rd Meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on the Mineral and Mining Sector between India and Namibia was held on 30 September 2025 in hybrid mode.