Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 3rd January 2024
India’s key SE African cum Indian Ocean Region partner Tanzania wants to boost defence partnership in a big way to reduce dependence on China. Besides boosting maritime cooperation, New Delhi is looking at defence equipment sales, particularly in armoured vehicles. In a major geo-political development in Africa, Ethiopia is all set to overcome its landlocked […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 20th December 2023
India over the last weekend expanded its strategic ties with oldest strategic partner in Gulf and key Indian Ocean Region state Oman through a new ‘India-Oman joint vision, a partnership for future’ during Sultan’s maiden state visit to New Delhi. The joint vision document identifies a range of areas such as maritime cooperation and connectivity, […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 6th December 2023
India and its key African and Indian Ocean Region partner Kenya this week upgraded their partnership during Kenyan President William Ruto’s New Delhi visit by issuing Joint Vision Statement on Maritime Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region. The two sides also announced to strengthen their defence ties and jointly combat piracy, drug trafficking […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 21st November 2023
Ties between Africa’s power house South Africa and Israel are set to deteriorate in the coming days with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) deciding to support a parliamentary motion calling for the Israeli embassy in South Africa to be closed. South Africa has requested that the International Criminal Court in The Hague investigate alleged […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 8th November 2023
With Tanzania a key Indian Ocean Region state emerging as economically stable, both India and China are expanding their engagement with the SE African state. In a major step that would foster closer ties the Indian Institute of Technology Madras became the first Indian Institute of Technology to set up an international campus, by launching […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 25th October 2023
Tanzania, an emerging power in SE Africa, last week took significant steps that would go a long way in boosting its economy. Dubai logistics giant DP World signed three contracts on October 22 with the Tanzanian government to operate part of Dar es Salaam’s port for 30 years. It must be pointed out that Tanzania is an important […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 10th October 2023
India’s key Indian Ocean Region partner Tanzania elevated its strategic partnership with New Delhi during the state visit by its President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The two sides inked six pacts to boost cooperation in several key areas and agreed on a five-year roadmap to significantly expand defence engagement. India is discussing trade in local currencies […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 12th September 2023
Africa including African states along the Indian Ocean Region created history when African Union was admitted as the new G20 member at the Summit under Indian Presidency. Reacting to this South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he is delighted. South Africa also stated that it expects significant backing from the G20 Summit towards resolving the […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 29th August 2023
Key Indian Ocean Region (IOR) nation of South Africa was in the news last week as it hosted largest ever gathering of leaders during BRICS Summit. The Summit created history as it admitted six new members after intense deliberations. On the sidelines of the Summit Indian PM met certain leaders and one among them was […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 16th August 2023
In a major political development in Africa over the past week South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma was released from prison due to a remission of non-violent offenders approved by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Meanwhile, key Indian Ocean Region (IOR) state of Kenya made it to the headlines after it offered to lead a multinational force […]