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Harnessing the Trade Winds: The Story of the Centuries-Old Indian Trade with East Africa, Using the Monsoon Winds by Blanche Rocha D’Souza, (First published in Kenya in 2008 by Zand Graphics Ltd, Reprinted in India 2021 by Pentagon Press LLP.) Pp. 204. IN
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF

Long before the Christian era, Indians had the knowledge of monsoon winds. And Indians started sailing, not only before the European explorers of 14th centuries and around, but Indians sailed even before Hippalus, the Greek mariner, famous for discov....

November 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Indian Diaspora , Indian Ocean , Book Reviews , Gandhi , Eastern Africa , History , Indian Traders , Indian Marchants , Monsoon wind , Maritime trade , Scramble for Africa , Ugandan railway , Historiography
Africa’s Quest for National Identity and Obsession over Owning a “National Flag Carrier”
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

On 17th October 2021, the government of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced its plan to launch a newnational airline “Air Congo” [1] . The new airline will be d....

November 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Aircraft , Aviation , IATA , Ethiopian Airlines , Congo Airways , Air Congo , national airline , national carrier , Uganda Airlines , Air Tanzania , Kenya Airlines , Ghana International Airways , SAA , South African Airways , LAM , SATAM , Indian Airlines , Swissair , Airline nationalism , Sky Protectionism
अफगानिस्तान में तालिबान की जीत और अफ्रीका में इस्लामिक उग्रवाद के विरुद्ध भारत की आतंकवाद-निरोधक नीति
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

15 अगस्त 2021 को एक नाटकीय घटनाक्रम में, तालिबान ने अफगानिस्तान की राजधानी काबुल पर कब्जा कर लिया। ह....

October 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , भारत आतंकवाद निरोधक , अल-शहबाब , अफ्रीकी आतंकवाद , बोको हरम , जिहादी इस्लामी उग्रवाद
Sudan-South Sudan Rapprochement and Its Implications for the Region and Beyond
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

After a decade-long impasse, the borders between Sudan and South Sudan reopened on 1st October, 2021. With this first step of rapprochement, two countries can now slowly advance towards stabilizing the ties between them. On 12th September Sudanese Pr....

October 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , China , South Sudan , genocide , Oil , Sudan , India Africa Forum Summit , Civil war , Connectivity , Liberalism , Military Takeover , rapprochement , debt-trap
Future of Post-Islamist Morocco and India-Morocco Relations
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

In the parliamentary elections of 8th September, Morocco’s long-ruling Islamists suffered a crushing defeat by the liberal parties. With just 12 seats, Islamist Justice and Development (PJD)Party finished much behind its main rivals, the National R....

September 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , election , Arab Spring , North Africa , Pandemic , India Africa Forum Summit , Political Islam , Capacity Building , Morocco , Islamist Party , Monarchy , Coalition , ITEC , Western Sahara
Military Coup in Guinea and its Implications for Democratic Governance in Africa
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

In the early morning of Sunday, heavy gunfire was heard near Guinea’s presidential palace, in capital Conakry, prompting fear of instability. This was followed by social media updates, where people of Guinea saw their President Mr. Condé being hel....

September 09, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , governance , Power , coup , Military Takeover , military intervention , transition
Taliban Triumph in Afghanistan and India’s Counter-Terrorism Policy against Islamist Extremism in Africa
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

On 15th August, 2021, in a dramatic turn of events, Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, was taken over by the Taliban insurgent groups. While the collapse of Afghanistan government and its national army was somewhat predictable once the US announ....

September 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , Counter-terrorism , Al-Shabaab , Africa , Terrorism , Boko Haram , jihadist , Islamist Extremism
The Importance of Ethiopian Elections
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The Parliamentary elections in Ethiopia held on 21 June 2021 come at a very important time for the future of Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa. With 120 million people, Ethiopia is the second most populous African country. It was economically growing ....

June 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Ethiopia , Eritrea , elections , Abiy Ahmed , Tigray , TPLF , Oromo
उत्तरी मोजाम्बिक में बढ़ता आतंकवादी खतरा
Dr Neha Sinha Article

दि रिपब्लिक ऑफ मोजाम्बिक 2017 से ही बढ़ते आतंकवादी हमलों का गवाह रहा है। पहला आतंकवादी हमला मोजाम....

May 07, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , मोजाम्बिक । आतंकवाद। काबो डेलगाडो। विद्रोह।
The Rising Terrorist Threat in Northern Mozambique
Dr Neha Sinha Article

The Republic of Mozambique since 2017 has witnessed a rise in terrorist attacks. The country witnessed its first attack on 5th October 2017 in a small town of Mocimboa da Praia - which lies in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique1. Sinc....

April 09, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Mozambique , Terrorism , Cabo Delgado , Insurgents
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