Giving an insight on India’s diplomatic outreach to Africa, Mr Abhishek Singh, Director [E & SA] Ministry of External Affair, Government of India, today said that 23 VVIP visits, about 100 high level bilateral visits in the recent past and the setting up of 18 more new missions in Africa are signs of an upsurge in India’s multi-pronged relationship with Africa.
Mr Singh was speaking at a round table discussion organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in collaboration with the African Studies Association of India (ASA) on May 23, 2018, to commemorate the Africa Day on May 25.