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India- Mozambique Relations: Surging Ahead

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 Article

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 , Article , अफ्रीकी देशों में इंटरनेट , अफ्रीकी साइबर कानून

India’s African Focus Continues

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

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

Conference on ‘Enhancing India-Africa Cooperation’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Conference on ‘Enhancing India-Africa Cooperation’ as a bilateral initiative with an objective to enhance growth and connectivity between India and Africa. The Conference was divided into....

November 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Conferences , India-Africa Cooperation , WTO , ECOWAS , ECGC , Organisation for Economic Co-operation

Ethiopia Hosts the First African Forum on Cybercrime

Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

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 Article

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

India-Africa: A Partnership for Growth

The India-Africa partnership is rooted in their shared historical experience. India has played a major role in the fight against apartheid and colonisation. The success of the decolonisation process increased the number of sovereign African countries....

September 28, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Indian Diaspora , India-Africa partnership , Agenda 2063 , Africa's Growth , India -Africa Forum Summit

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

Africa on Top Priority: Prime Minister Modi Visits Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa

Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a five day, three-nation tour to Africa. The first leg of his visit was Rwanda, followed by Uganda where he addressed the Parliament of Uganda; and finally to South Africa to attend the 10th BRICS (Brazil, Ru....

August 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , Prime Minister’s Africa visit , Indo-Africa engagements

Round Table Discussion on ‘Asia-Africa Growth Corridor’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC), a multilateral initiative with an objective to enhance growth and connectivity between Asia and Africa. It focuses on devel....

August 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Interaction , India Africa Forum Summit , Asia-Africa Growth Corridor