Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto, India’s President Droupadi Murmu (centre) and Prime Minister Narenda Modi. [File, Standard] India–Africa development cooperation has emerged as a substantive and enduring pillars of South–South engagement, rooted in a shared historical experience of colonialism, a common developmental trajectory, and a mutual aspiration for strategic autonomy. Over the past two decades, this partnership has been institutionalised through the India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS), which provided political direction and programmatic depth. Through 3 summits, India translated its political goodwill into tangible outcomes across human resource development, concessional financing, and grant-based assistance. Yet, after a decade-long hiatus since…
Author: By Gurjit Singh
Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto, India’s President Droupadi Murmu (centre) and Prime Minister Narenda Modi. [File, Standard] India–Africa development cooperation has emerged as a substantive and enduring pillars of South–South engagement, rooted in a shared historical experience of colonialism, a common developmental trajectory, and a mutual aspiration for strategic autonomy. Over the past two decades, this partnership has been institutionalised through the India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS), which provided political direction and programmatic depth. Through 3 summits, India translated its political goodwill into tangible outcomes across human resource development, concessional financing, and grant-based assistance. Yet, after a decade-long hiatus since…