In its biggest ever engagement with Africa, India on Thursday sought to recharge its ties with all 54 African countries, announcing increased interaction in areas like energy and agriculture while offering an additional concessional credit of $10 billion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the summit attended by 41 heads of state and government as “historic”. […]
Stating that defence and security cooperation would be a key pillar of India-Africa partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday also promised to accord high priority to scaling up of trade and investment flows between India and Africa. “We will make our trade more balanced. We will facilitate Africa’s access to the Indian market. We […]
The third India-Africa Forum Summit kicked off here on Monday with senior officials of the host nation and 54 countries from the continent negotiating two agreements. “The summit formally started with the meeting of the senior officials of India and Africa,” Indian external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup told the media here. “Two agreements are […]