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Multilateral alignment: India and Nigeria

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Second country

Both are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 80 percent in 2023, and 86 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Benefits

  • BothBoth are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • BothTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 80 percent in 2023, and 86 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Sources: Wikidata, statements on membership (property P463) (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

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Benefits

  • BothIndia strongly supported the independence of African countries and set up its mission in Nigeria in 1958, two years before independence.

Sources: Wikipedia: India–Nigeria relations (revision of 23 June 2026)