Scope for India-Africa Cooperation in Countering Terrorism Both AU and the UN have identified clear areas where the capacities for counter-terrorism in Africa have been found wanting. India is in a position to share and build capacities... Arpita Anant | January-March 2021 | Africa Trends
Turmoil in Tunisia Tunisia faces serious socio-economic, political and security challenges. There is a degree of political disarray on top of a serious economic problem aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. A decade after... Md. Muddassir Quamar | January-March 2021 | Africa Trends
The Impact of Indian Initiatives in Africa: Reflections on the Cooperation in the Health Sector Looking forward into the post-COVID era, it can be seen that India and Africa will further come together in collaboration with respect to the development of healthcare infrastructure and the... Pooja Priya | January-December 2021 | Africa Trends
Unraveling the String of Coups in Africa The surge in coups threatens democratic processes and political stability in Africa. The root causes triggering the coups need attention. Government and political architecture in the continent have to be... Sindhu Dinesh | January-December 2021 | Africa Trends
Exit of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) UNAMID's exit did not emerge from a context of peace or progress towards conflict resolution in Darfur. Instead, the exit decision was essentially the outcome of the reflection that keeping... Rajeesh Kumar | January-December 2021 | Africa Trends
Al-Shabaab in Somalia: Terrorist Trends in the Pandemic Years Challenges, such as weak infrastructure and ill-equipped armed forces, corruption, pandemic, and drought, have become intrinsic to Somalia, mutually reinforcing each other. Additionally, they have been exploited by terrorists to... Saman Ayesha Kidwai | January-December 2021 | Africa Trends
FOCAC 2021: Key Takeaways The latest FOCAC displayed China’s fresh efforts to enhance its soft power, as well as its engagement with the African countries. The meeting underlined some new areas of future cooperation... Ruchita Beri | January-December 2021 | Africa Trends
The Revival of the Air Force of Zimbabwe The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has an enviable combat record among the air forces of Sub-Saharan Africa. It has a strong professional ethos and, until budgetary cuts and sanctions... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | January-December 2021 | Africa Trends
Rajpal Punia & Damini Punia, Operation Khukri: The True Story Behind Indian Army’s Most Successful Mission as part of the United Nations Rajpal Punia & Damini Punia, Operation Khukri: The True Story Behind Indian Army’s Most Successful Mission as part of the United Nations, Penguin Random House, India, 2021.ISBN (hardcover): 9780143453369 R. Vignesh | January-December 2021 | Africa Trends
Strategic Salience of the Gwadar Port: An Analytical Study Gwadar Port has gained currency in the light of recent international developments that are increasingly focused on maritime-related economic activities. It has become an important reference point for people discussing... Sindhu Dinesh | January-March 2021 | Journal of Defence Studies
