Samir Bhattacharya

Burkina Faso, once among Africa’s most peaceful states, has become the world’s most terrorism-impacted country, driven by cyclical violence between jihadists, state forces, and self-defense militias. This paper examines how...

• Charlie Werb |
• January-June 2025 |
• Africa Trends

The strategic withdrawal of the United States from key energy initiatives in Africa, including the winding down of Power Africa and reduced support for Just Energy Transition Partnerships, has created...

• Samir Bhattacharya |
• January-June 2025 |
• Africa Trends

The abrupt and upsetting change caused by the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weakness of the international system and put India’s defence diplomacy with Africa to the test. The pandemic caused...

• Samir Bhattacharya |
• July-September 2023 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

Blanche Rocha D’Souza, Harnessing the Trade Winds: The Story of the Centuries-Old Indian Trade with East Africa, Using the Monsoon Winds, First published in Kenya in 2008 by Zand Graphics...

• Samir Bhattacharya |
• January-December 2021 |
• Africa Trends