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The Impact of the Marikana Massacre: ‘Plus ca change, plus c’est la même chose’
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

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This August 2022 will be the 10th year of the Marikana Massacre. After a week of protracted protest, on August 16, 2012, South African Police shot at labourers of a platinum mine, resulting in 34 fatalities and 78 injuries. Marikana....

August 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , capitalism , South Africa , Apartheid , African National Congress , Trade Union , Marikana Massacre
Tracing the Future of India-Africa Defence Cooperation
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

In his address to the Ugandan Parliament in July 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enunciated the ten guiding principles of India's engagement with Africa and elucidated the importance of each principle. Principle number seven of India's deve....

August 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , ISIS , Cyber Security , SAGAR , Islamist terrorism , African Union , Afindex 19 , Al Shabaab , India Africa Defence cooperation , IBSAMAR , Lucknow Declaration , Military Coups , UNPKO
United States of Africa: Ultimate Dream of a Pan-Africanist
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Every year on May 25, the world celebrates Africa Day. It was on May 25, 1963, that the first organisational body of Africa, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), was established in Ethiopia. [1] The....

June 20, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , International Relations and Diplomacy , Civil war , Agenda 2063 , Islamic terrorism , coup , Military Takeover , African Union , Organisation of African Union , Kwame Nkrumah , United States of Africa , OAU , AU , democratic backslide , Pan-Africanism
Celebration of Africa Day 2022 Over a Book Discussion | ‘The Harambee Factor: India - Africa Economic and Development Partnership by Ambassador Gurjit Singh’

Every year on May 25, the world celebrates Africa Day. On May 25 1963, 30 independent African leaders signed the founding charter of the OAU (Organization of African Unity). In 2002, to give more impetus to the organisation, many new areas were added....

June 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Book Discussions , COVID-19 , India Africa Forum Summit , Gandhi , Line of Credit , ITEC , Banjul Formula , India-Africa Relationships , Mandela
"The Harambee Factor: India - Africa Economic and Development Partnership” by Ambassador Gurjit Singh, Macmillan Education India Pvt. Ltd., Pp 500 2022, INR 2,802. ISBN: 978-93-5455-069-0
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF

A wealth of literature illustrates China's relationship with Africa in all of its facets. In comparison, there isn't nearly enough research on India's engagement in Africa in its entirety. In that sense, there is hardly any literature that deals spec....

June 02, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Book Reviews , India-Africa , development partnership , Lines of Credit
VIF virtual Book discussion on "India–Africa Relations: Changing Horizons" by Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a book discussion on "India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons", on March 23, 2022. The event was chaired by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF. Author of the book Ambassador Rajiv Kumar Bhatia d....

March 31, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Book Discussions , India , China , Russia , Turkey , Indonesia , Brazil , UAE
"India–Africa Relations: Changing Horizons" by Rajiv Bhatia, Routledge India, Pp 244, 15 November 2021, INR 995. ISBN 9781032268989
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF

Former High Commissioner to Kenya, South Africa and Lesotho, Ambassador Rajiv Kumar Bhatia, is a Distinguished Fellow of the Foreign Policy Studies Programme at Gateway House. In his new book titled "India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons",....

March 31, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Book Reviews , Gandhi , India-Africa Relations , Non-Alignment Movement
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Where do African Countries Stand?
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

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On 21st February 2022, President Vladimir Putin recognised the independence of Ukraine’s breakaway regions, Donetsk and Luhansk and decided to support Moscow-backed separatists with a military operation March 17, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Russia , Energy Security , Ukraine , United Nations , Sudan , Food Security , Mali , African Union , Coups , Russia Africa Summit , Wagner
The Ukraine Crisis Impacts Africa too
Amb Gurjit Singh Commentary

The Russian ‘special military operations’ in Ukraine, starting 24 February,with the intention of making Ukraine amenable to Russian rather than NATO overtures, has created a crisis in Europe. Besides the March 09, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Police - Law and Order , Commentary , Russia , Africa , Ukraine , UNGA , Agricultural commodities

The African Continental Free Trade Area and Opportunities for India

On 23rd February 2022, the Vivekananda Foundation organised a lecture on "The African Continental Free Trade Area and Opportunities for India". The Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) is a critical African project to accelerate the continent's lo....

March 02, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Conferences , African Continental , Free Trade Area , African globalisation
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