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Commentary - Presidents First Foreign Trip to Djibouti: Why It Matters?
October 31, 2017 Dr Neha Sinha Commentary

President R.N. Kovind chose Djibouti as first leg of his visit to Africa. This is the first time a top Indian leader visited Djibouti on an official visit. This is not surprising because Djibouti has a strategic location on the Horn of Africa, border....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Commentary , Indian President , Djibouti , R.N. Kovind , Africa Visit , Africa , Eritrea , Ethiopia and Somalia , Operation Rahat
India Needs Proactive Engagement with East African Countries on Maritime Security
October 30, 2017 Commodore Somen Banerjee

The Western Indian Ocean has been a fertile ground for almost all maritime threats and challenges; and East African nations have struggled to keep up with the rapidly evolving security scenarios. While there are some notable exceptions, most military....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Maritime Security , Djibouti , East Africa , West Indian Ocean
President of India Embarks His First Foreign Trip to Africa
October 14, 2017 Dr Neha Sinha

The African Connection At a time when India is trying to build its presence in Africa, President Ram Nath Kovind’s first foreign trip to Africa acquires special attention. The President of India was on a four day state visit to ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Ethiopia , Djibouti , President of India , state visit
एशिया-अफ्रीका वृद्धि गलियारा: क्या इससे पलटेगी बाजी?
July 18, 2017 Dr Neha Sinha

एएजीसी दृष्टि पत्र – उत्पत्ति और इसके निर्माण के पीछे की संस्थाएं? अफ्रीकी विकास बैंक (अ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Energy Security

Tags : Hindi , एशिया-अफ्रीका , विकास परियोजना , अर्थव्यवस्था
ट्रंप के कार्यकाल के 100 दिन: अफ्रीका के लिए क्या अच्छा और क्या बुरा
June 30, 2017 Dr Neha Sinha

29 अप्रैल, 2017 को डॉनल्ड ट्रंप के राष्ट्रपति के रूप में 100 दिन हो गए। कुछ प्रमुख क्षेत्रों के संबंध म�....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Hindi , Africa , डॉनल्ड ट्रंप , अफ्रीका , अनिश्चितता , Trump's 100 Days
Asia- Africa Growth Corridor: Can It Be a Game Changer?
June 05, 2017 Dr Neha Sinha

AAGC Vision Document - Origin and Institutions behind its Creation? Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) supported by Japan and India was unveiled on 24th May, 2017 during the 52nd Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank (AfD....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : India , Africa , Japan , OBOR , Asia , AAGC , African Development Bank
Trump's 100 Days in Office: The Highs and Lows for Africa
May 08, 2017 Dr Neha Sinha

April 29th, 2017 ushered in hundred days of Donald Trump’s presidency. Many media outlets have examined the significance of his presidency for the United States of America (USA), and also, for the country’s foreign policy. It is but natural that ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Africa

Tags : Donald Trump , Africa , Trump , Trump's 100 Days , US Policies; US-Africa , United States of America , Quartz Africa , USAID
Modi’s Seychelles Visit & Its Geopolitical Implications
March 17, 2015 Anushree Ghisad

As part of his recent three nation Indian Ocean tour, Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Seychelles after 34 years; Indira Gandhi being the last in 1981. Modi led a high level delegation which included among others Foreign ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa
Morsi’s Ouster: Failure of Political Islam
July 10, 2013 Amb Kanwal Sibal

If the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak by the mass of protestors in Tahrir Square in 2011 was a surprise, the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi by even larger protests in Tahrir Square and across Egypt in recent days is equally dramatic. Mubarak....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , West Asia
Crisis in Mali: Policy Report
April 24, 2013 Dr Vasabjit Banerjee

A Background to the Regional Conflict Mali is part of the broader African arid and desert region called the Sahel, which stretches from Mauritania on the West Coast of Africa to Somalia on the East Coast. The main ethnic divisions in the re....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa
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