India – Tanzania Relations Tanzania and India have traditionally enjoyed close, friendly and co-operative relations. From the 1960s to the 1980s the political relationship was driven largely by shared ideological commitments to anti-colonialism, anti-racism, socialism in various forms as well as desire for South-South Cooperation. Former President Julius Nyerere was held in high esteem in […]
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India – Swaziland Relations India’s relations with Swaziland are close, friendly and cordial. The Indian Mission in Maputo, which is concurrently accredited to Swaziland, maintains regular contacts with the Swazi authorities. The Swazi King, Mswati III, met the Prime Minister of India during the India Africa Forum Summit in Addis Ababa in May 2011, the
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India – Sudan Relations India-Sudan relations go back in history to the time of the Nilotic and Indus Valley Civilizations. There is evidence of contacts and possibly trade almost 5,000 years ago through Mesopotamia. In 1935, Mahatma Gandhi stopped over in Port Sudan (on his way to England by boat) where he was welcomed by
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India-South Sudan Relations South Sudan was a part of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, under joint British-Egyptian rule, from 1899-1955. After two civil wars (1962-72 and 1983-2005), a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed between the Government of Sudan and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) on 09 January 2005 in Nairobi, Kenya which led to autonomy for the
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India – South Africa Relations Historical Background period during which Mahatma Gandhi started his Satyagraha movement in South Africa over a century ago. India was at the forefront of the international community in its support to the antiapartheid movement; it was the first country to sever trade relations with the apartheid Government (in 1946) and
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India – Somalia Relations Somalia is located on the Horn of Africa, bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the west and Kenya to the southeast. It has the longest coastline in Africa. Somalia’s 10 million population is largely homogenous with respect to religion and language. After the outbreak of civil war in 1991,
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India – Sierra Leone Relations The traditionally cordial bilateral relations of India and Sierra Leone were re-energized by the visit of the then Minister of State for External Affairs, ShriAnand Sharma, to Sierra Leone in January 2009, representing the first high-level visit from India after a gap of ten years. The new thrust in relations
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India – Seychelles Relations India-Seychelles relations have been characterised by close friendship, understanding and cooperation. Diplomatic ties were established with Seychelles after its independence in 1976, but the links date back even earlier. An Indian Mission was established in 1979 in Victoria with the High Commissioner based in Dar-es-Salaam concurrently accredited to Seychelles. The first
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India – Sao Tome & Principe Relations India and Sao Tome and Principe (STP) have generally enjoyed warm and friendly relations, particularly after 1975 (post-STP independence era). High level interactions have been limited to occasional multilateral meetings. STP is keen to develop closer ties with India, considers India as a potential strategic partner and is
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India-Rwanda Relations India-Rwanda relations are marked by cordiality, convergence of views and cooperation on major international issues, an increasing trend in bilateral trade and investments, greater people to people contact and a deep sense of mutual respect. India is among the few countries in the world which voiced their concerns to alert the world about
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