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Nigerian Elections – ‘Apna Time Aayega’!
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Nigeria, the most populous state in Africa and a rich country with inherent developmental contradictions went to polls on February 23 to elect the President, Vice President and the National Assembly. The Independent National Election Commission (INEC

March 06, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Commentary, Nigeria elections, Nigerian President Buhari
Russia’s Growing Influence in Africa
Dr Neha Sinha

With the collapse of the superpower in 1991, things began to change. Today, there is much being talked about India and China’s role in the African continent, ignoring the expanding interest of Russia and her presence in Africa. Until the end of the

February 26, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Commentary, Russia in Africa, Russian influence in Africa
भारत-मोजाम्बिक रिश्तेः बेहतरी की ओर अग्रसर
Dr Neha Sinha

मोजाम्बिक गणराज्य अफ्रीकी महाद्वीप के दक्षिण-पूर्वी भाग में स्थित है। इस देश की आबादी 3 करोड़ ह�

January 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Hindi, Article, भारत- मोजाम्बिक संबंध, भारत- मोजाम्बिक संयुक्त आयोग
Gandhi and the Question of Racism: The Statue Controversy in Ghana
Dr Neha Sinha

With the gaining of Independence from the Britishers in 1957, the Gold Coast of Africa came to be known as Ghana with Accra as its capital. The country lies in the western part of Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea; bordered by Togo, Ivory Coast, Burkina

January 11, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Gandhi in Africa, Ghanian misunderstanding of Gandhi
India- Mozambique Relations: Surging Ahead
Dr Neha Sinha

The Republic of Mozambique, located in the south-eastern part of the African continent, has a population of 30 million. The country is surrounded by the Indian Ocean to its east, and has Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and South Africa

December 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Commentary, Mozambique Relations, India’s Mozambique investments
साइबर अपराध पर प्रथम अफ्रीकी सम्मेलन संपन्न
Dr Neha Sinha

दुनिया भर में इंटरनेट अफ्रीकी देशों में ही सबसे तेज रफ्तार से अपनी पैठ बना रहा है। अफ्रीकी संघ न

December 04, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Hindi, Article, अफ्रीकी देशों में इंटरनेट, अफ्रीकी साइबर कानून
India’s African Focus Continues
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

It appears that the next Chief Guest for the Republic Day 2019 will be Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, after a reluctant US President expressed his inability. It was for the good in any case. We should have leaders who value and respect t

November 22, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Commentary, India-Africa Cooperation, Indo-African relations
Ethiopia Hosts the First African Forum on Cybercrime
Dr Neha Sinha

The African nations are facing the fastest growth rate in Internet penetration worldwide. The African Union has revealed that the digital connectivity in the continent has tripled in the last five years, and it is also expected that by 2020, nearly a

November 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Commentary, African Forum 2018, Cybercrime
Libya in Turmoil
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Nearly seven years after the revolution, Libya remains in the grip of civil war. The country’s ranking in terms of the UN Human Development Index has continued to fall from 43rd in pre-revolution period (2010) to 50th in the immediate post-revoluti

October 01, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Article, Libyan turmoil, post-revolution Libya
Address of Shri. T. S. Tirumurti, Secretary (ER), at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), on ‘Enhancing India-Africa Cooperation’, 26 Sep, 2018
T. S. Tirumurti

Dr. Arvind Gupta, Amb D P Srivastava, High Commissioner of Rwanda to India Ernest Rwamucyo, Shri Tulsi Tanti, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. It is indeed a great pleasure for me to be present here for the inaugural session of ‘Enhancing In

September 28, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Prime Minister Modi, India-Africa Cooperation, Rwanda, Ugandan
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