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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

India → Vatican City

This score represents India's relationship toward Vatican City. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

IND → VAT+7Mixed56% evidence confidenceDocumented bilateral evidence
VAT → IND+7MixedSymmetric current scores
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not activate an additional frozen security rule for the 2015 baseline.

Diplomacy+36

2 documented factors produce the +36 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +35Long-standing India–Holy See diplomatic relationship
    Baseline rule · 2015

    India and the Holy See maintained friendly diplomatic relations dating to 1948, with accredited representation and durable religious and societal links.

  2. +0.6Indian prime minister meets Pope Francis
    Active event · 2021

    The first meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Pope Francis renewed senior-level engagement in the long-standing diplomatic relationship.

Economic0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: Reporter-side 2015 goods trade does not reach a frozen material-trade threshold, or is unavailable.

Alignment0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: No additional alignment gap should remain when a quantitative vote rule or documented institution covers this component.

Disputes0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: No qualifying frozen dispute or dispute-settlement rule is activated by the reviewed evidence.

Societal0

1 documented factor produce the 0 societal assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +0.3Indian prime minister meets Pope Francis
    Active event · 2021

    The first meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Pope Francis renewed senior-level engagement in the long-standing diplomatic relationship.

Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish the exceptional or strong exchange required by a frozen societal rule.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+7 in 2015 → +7 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

0

Indian prime minister meets Pope Francis

The first meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Pope Francis renewed senior-level engagement in the long-standing diplomatic relationship.

Interpret with care

This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.

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