Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the Exchange programme, stressed that Tanzania is the biggest and the closest partner of India in the entire Africa, noting that today marks a historic day in India-Tanzania relations. “Today is a historic day in the relations between India and Tanzania. Today we are trying our age-old friendship into a Strategic Partnership,” he…
The inclusion of the African Union in G20 is an achievement of India’s Presidency and reflects its commitment to the developmental agenda of the Global South The G20 summit attracted attention as it started with a clear consensus to invite the African Union (AU) as its member. The action-oriented ambience saw President Azali Assoumani of Comoros, the chairperson of…
The group of the world’s 20 leading economies is welcoming the African Union as a permanent member, a powerful acknowledgement of Africa as its more than 50 countries seek a more important role on the global stage. The group of the world’s 20 leading economies is welcoming the African Union as a permanent member, a powerful acknowledgement of Africa…
The eighteenth G20 Summit and the first hosted by India got under way on Saturday with the admission of African Union (AU) as its permanent member even as last-minute negotiations were on to achieve complete unanimity on an exhaustive Joint Declaration that spans about 80 paras. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his opening remarks at the summit, invited the…
With around 2,800 nationals in Sudan, Indians are one of the largest Asian communities in the civil war torn country With around 2,800 nationals in Sudan, Indians are one of the largest Asian communities in the civil war torn country. Sudan has been engulfed in a conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and rival paramilitary force – Rapid…
A cheetah brought from South Africa to India has died, wildlife officials said, the second such death within a month in a country where the big spotted cat was declared extinct seven decades ago. So far, 12 cheetahs from South Africa and eight from Namibia have been brought to India after its top court ruled in 2020 that the…