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The emergence of Samia Sulu Hassan as the President of Tanzania has gone quietly unnoticed.¹ She was the incumbent Vice President, who has succeeded to the presidency, following the demise of President Magfuli,² who had won an e....

April 07, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Ethiopia , Africa , Magfuli , President Samia Sulu Hassan , Tanzania , Zanzibar

All Eyes on the Horn of Africa and its Balancing Act

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The 38th Summit of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) held in late December 2020, has been a focus of attention. This is unusual for the organisation. The IGAD is headquartered in Djibouti and was formed in 1986. The IGAD was revi....

January 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Ethiopia , Djibouti , Eritrea , Sudan , UN , AMISOM , Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam , IGAD , IGASOM , Kenya , Somalia

China Factor in India- Africa Relations

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

When I think of China in Africa I am reminded of my very first diplomatic assignment in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) in the early 1980s. There were two diplomatic missions with whom we did not have diplomatic relations or any contacts one was the Is....

November 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Africa , Article , BRI , India Africa Forum Summit , SAGAR , Africa Cooperation Summit , China Debt Trap

Need for a Vigorous Africa Strategy

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Africa enchants most people. But our relations and contacts with Africa have been umbilical to say the least. Africa is close to us and very important too is a given. Has it acquired salience remained debatable for quite some time despite the best i....

October 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , India , China , East Africa , PM Modi , Covid 19 , Asia Africa Growth Corridor , AfCFTA , debt traps , IAFS

Africa Agenda 2063: How India may Deepen its Partnership

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

Agenda 2063 was crafted by the African Union (AU) for itself in 2013 at the golden jubilee of the OAU, founded in 1963.¹ The ambitious Agenda 2063 is the new development compact of Africa where they seek increasing alignment of what they w....

June 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Cyber Security , India Africa Forum Summit , High Speed train network , African Commodities Strategy , African Continental FTA , Inga Dam , Air Transport Market , African economic Forum , Pan African E-Network , Outer Space Strategy

कोविड-19 – अफ्रीका होगा जंग का अगला मैदान

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

कोविड 19 वायरस ने पूरी दुनिया को चपेट में ले लिया है और विकसित देशों पर इसकी सबसे ज्यादा चोट पड़ी �....

May 08, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , अफ्रीका , कोविड-19 , वायरस , महामारी , डब्ल्यूएचओ , राजनीतिक अव्यवस्था , जनादेश

Covid-19 - Africa the Next Battle Ground

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Covid 19 virus has pervaded the globe and, in the bargain, has hit the developed countries the most. While the struggle against it is on the war footing with experimenting leadership all around, another populous and important continent is faced with ....

April 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , India , Africa , WHO , COVID-19 , World Bank , IMF , Chinese narrative , G-20

COVID-19: Developments in North Africa

Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

The North African region in relative terms has managed to contain the transmission of the pandemic and the number of confirmed cases until 31 March 2020 has remained under 1000 in all the five states. Egypt was the first African state and second in t....

April 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , North Africa , COVID-19 , Algeria , Developments in North Africa

Key Developments in Africa in 2019

Dr Neha Sinha Article

The year 2019 bore witness to multiple developments which dotted the continent and may lead to not only an impact in the immediate times but also have far-reaching impact on the society and polity of African nations.

Peaceful Transition of Po....

January 21, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , Africa , Terrorism , election , Cooperation , Visits , Power

Report on the Visit of Professor Kenneth Matengu, Vice Chancellor of the University of Namibia to VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Professor Kenneth Matengu, Vice Chancellor of University of Namibia (UNAM), on 1St October 2019. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, and the Professor discussed the warm and cordial relationship that....

December 12, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Interaction , ICCR , economic cooperation , Professor Kenneth Matengu , University of Namibia , India-Namibia relations

Peaceful Transition of Po.... January 21, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , Africa , Terrorism , election , Cooperation , Visits , Power

Peaceful Transition of Po....

January 21, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , Africa , Terrorism , election , Cooperation , Visits , Power