Articles

India's Healthcare Diplomacy with Africa

In this episode of VIF podcast, Ms Gouri Sardesai, CIO, Manorama Infosolutions pvt. ltd and Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation discuss India’s healthcare diplomacy with Africa. Given the importance of....

November 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , India , WHO , COVID19 , Podcast , African Union , India in Africa , Healthcare Diplomacy , India Africa Relations

WTO and India-Africa position on Fisheries subsidies

David Vivas

In this episode, David Vivas, Legal Officer at UNCTAD discusses with Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation various issues related to WTO, particularly where India and Africa can work together under the Sou....

November 04, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , WTO , Podcast , India in Africa , COP 27 , Fisheries Subsidies , MC 12 , IUU fishing , Ocean sustainability

India-Africa Counter-Terrorism Cooperation

Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

“We are very conscious of the expanding threats posed by radicalism, fundamentalism, and terrorism to African societies. These have been the subject of our contemporary agenda of cooperation.”

- Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minster....

October 31, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , Islamic State , Africa , Terrorism , ISIS , Al Qaeda , Counter terrorism , France , Somalia , Mali , Nigeria , Al Qaida , JNIM , DRC

COP 27 and Africa

Olivia Rumble

In November 2022, COP27 will take place in Egypt. In this podcast episode, Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) discusses with Olivia Rumble and Andrew Gilder some questions related to COP27 were discus....

October 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , BRICS , Podcast , climate justice , climate finance , COP27 , African Union , Environment Negotiation , Climate adaptation

भारत-अफ्रीका रक्षा सहयोग का भविष्य

Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate, VIF Article

जुलाई 2018 में युगांडा की संसद को दिए अपने संबोधन में भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने अफ्रीक�....

October 14, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , अफ्रीका , प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी , भारत-अफ्रीका रक्षा सहयोग , युगांडा , प्रधानमंत्री नेहरू , एनडीए , आईएमए , डीएसएससी , यूएनपीसीएपी , एक्सरसाइज-2019

Russia Africa Relations

Steven Gruzd

In this episode of VIF podcast, Steven Gruzd from the South African Institute of International Affairs discusses with Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation on the current contours of Russia-Africa relation....

September 27, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Russia , Podcast , Ukraine Crisis , African Union , Wagner

Vivekananda International Foundation launches "Connect Africa"

The Vivekananda International Foundation unveiled its latest "Connect Africa" programme on September 22, 2022. This initiative's primary goal is to invite prominent African and Indian figures, such as academics, diplomats, practitioners, and journali....

September 27, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Conferences , UNSC , Ethiopia , Eritrea , Civil war , Abiy Ahmed , TPLF , African Union , India Ethiopia relations , Tigray war

India’s G20 Presidency

Amb Rajiv Bhatia

In this episode of VIF podcast, Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow at Gateway House discusses with Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation on India’s upcoming G20 Presidency and the associated c....

September 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , India , Africa , G20 , Emergency pandemic aid , Multilateralism , COVID19 , Podcast , Ukraine Crisis , African Union

The Impact of the Marikana Massacre: ‘Plus ca change, plus c’est la même chose’

Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate, VIF Article

Context

This August 2022 will be the 10th year of the Marikana Massacre. After a week of protracted protest, on August 16, 2012, South African Police shot at labourers of a platinum mine, resulting in 34 fatalities and 78 injuries. Marikana....

August 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , capitalism , South Africa , Apartheid , African National Congress , Trade Union , Marikana Massacre

Tracing the Future of India-Africa Defence Cooperation

Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate, VIF Article

In his address to the Ugandan Parliament in July 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enunciated the ten guiding principles of India's engagement with Africa and elucidated the importance of each principle. Principle number seven of India's deve....

August 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , ISIS , Cyber Security , SAGAR , Islamist terrorism , African Union , Afindex 19 , Al Shabaab , India Africa Defence cooperation , IBSAMAR , Lucknow Declaration , Military Coups , UNPKO