Articles

Ruchita Beri, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

India’s President Draupadi Murmu’s visit to Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi from 13 -19 October 2024, has put the spotlight on India’s partnership with Africa. This visit comes in the backdrop of significant steps taken by India to showcase its....

October 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Digital infrastructure , Food Security , Higher Education , IAFS , critical minerals , India Africa , Draupadi Murmu

China-Africa Cooperation Forum: An Analytical Overview

Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

China hosted the Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing on September 4-6, 2024. In the Ministerial conference of the 2024 FOCAC summit, Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, stated that the summit would be ‘China’s most important home di....

October 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , China , Africa , modernisation , Debt , Green energy , FOCAC Summit

Issues before the 16th BRICS Summit

On September 12, 2024, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a talk, delivered by Shri Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, at VIF on the topic of ‘Issues before the 16th BRICS Summit’. The talk wa....

September 27, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Interaction , Reserve Bank of India , BRICS Summit , World GDP

India- Africa Defence Engagement: Towards New Avenues

Ruchita Beri, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

India and African countries have long standing ties in the defence realm. Traditionally, training and capacity building, deployment of Indian troops for United Nations Peacekeeping (UNPK) missions have been the main pillars of the India Africa defenc....

August 29, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , China , Rajnath Singh , Africa , Indian Navy , Narendra Modi , Maritime cooperation , Defence Exports , ITEC , Defence Security

Celebrating the Africa Day

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

Africa Day is commemorated on 25 May annually. This marks the launch of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) by 32 countries in 1963 in Addis Ababa. The OAU drew inspiration particularly from India, with its successful decolonization, democratic e....

May 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , OAU , AU , Nelson Mandela , CII-EXIM Africa Conclave , India Africa Forum , NEPAD , Taboo Mbeki

Key Developments and Changes in India’s Approach towards Africa (2014 - 2024)

Amb Rajiv Bhatia

Introduction

Foreign policy, as an instrument to promote national interest, is a continuing and dynamic – not static – phenomenon, displaying a subtle blend of continuity and change. While the principal interests of a nation such as ....

May 02, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , India , Africa , PM Modi , COVID-19 , G20 presidency , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , India- Africa Summit , Voice of Global South Summits

A Victory for Democracy in Liberia

Samir Bhattacharya Article

In a knife-edge election, Joseph Boakai made a stunning comeback and is set to become Liberia’s new leader. With 50.9 percent of the vote, the 78-year-old leader, a former vice president, saw a close victory over his main rival, incumbent Weah, who....

December 18, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , Liberia , Africa , election , UN , Civil war , coup , Nigeria , Sirileaf

Russia’s Fuel Export Ban and its Implication for Africa and Beyond

Samir Bhattacharya Article

Background

On September 21, by a decree signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russia banned the export of all types of diesel, including summer, winter and Arctic blends, as well as heavy distillates, including gasoline and diesel.<....

November 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Russia , Article , India , China , Russia , Africa , Putin , Energy Security , Ukraine , EU , energy , Export ban

New Malaria Vaccine: Watershed Moment for India’s Vaccine Diplomacy with Africa

Samir Bhattacharya Article

On 2nd October, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year. On 2nd October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, to prevent malaria in ....

October 16, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , Africa , WHO , COVID-19 , Serum Institute , Vaccine Diplomacy , India in Africa , Malaria , Global Health