Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Ruchita Beri’s article 'Mauritius-India Partnership’ has been published in the special edition of Diplomacy and Beyond Plus: A Journal of Foreign Policy and National Affairs.
India and Mauritius share a mutually beneficial partnership grounded in time tested cultural bond, as well as strategic considerations. In recent years Mauritius has emerged as a gateway to the African continent, writes Ms. Beri.
Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms. Ruchita Beri published a chapter ‘Towards India–Japan Development Cooperation in Africa’ in Chaturvedi, Sachin, Prakash, Anita, Dash, Priyadarshi (Eds.) Asia-Africa Growth Corridor: Development and Cooperation in Indo-Pacific, published by Springer, Singapore, 2020.
India and Mexico can jointly push for an effective response to international terrorism, reforming the multilateral system, and the adoption of a comprehensive approach to promoting international peace and security.
As a continent with vast natural, mineral and energy resources, Africa’s global significance in today’s world cannot be disputed. In recent years, Africa has become the centre of global attention with both traditional powers and emerging powers like China, India, Japan, and others engaging the countries in the region. Four specific developments denote the growing importance of Africa in the global order.
South Africa has utilised the opportunity provided by the COVID-19 pandemic to consolidate its regional leadership and augment connections with major external partners like India.
Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms. Ruchita Beri’s article on Africa’s response to COVID-19, titled ‘Coronavirus Pandemic: Africa mounts a robust response to COVID-19’ has been published in the Financial Express on May 25, 2020.
The article argues that the African countries have come up with several innovations and have launched a swift and coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is the need of the hour that India and the African countries collaborate to control the outbreak of the pandemic and to mitigate its long-term economic impact.
The India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave is a step towards engaging the African countries on peace and security. It is hoped that the conclave leads to a candid discussion on common security challenges and examines the ways and means to further enhance cooperation between India and the African countries.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to India provided an opportunity to honour the contribution of Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi and reinvigorate India’s relations with South Africa, a strategic partner and a leading economic power in Africa.
Senior Research Associate, IDSA, Ms Ruchita Beri’s article on India-Tanzania ties, titled ‘India-Tanzania foster Defence and Energy Engagement’ has been published in 9th Tanzania in Focus, 2019.
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India and Mexico can jointly push for an effective response to international terrorism, reforming the multilateral system, and the adoption of a comprehensive approach to promoting international peace and security.