Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building are Prudent Areas of Cooperation between India and Africa: Sujata Mehta

Tracing the future trajectory of India Africa cooperation, Secretary (M&ER) Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Ms Sujata Mehta, today identified ‘technical cooperation and capacity building’ as the two most economical and prudent areas where India and Africa can strengthen bilateral ties and network.

Ms Mehta, who was speaking at the Conference on ‘India-Africa Partnership: Future Directions’, jointly organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Brookings India, on October 20, 2015 added that “our partnership with African countries is more mediated through a broad range of partners on both the sides.”

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