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Source: The post is based on the article “India-Africa Security Fellowship Programme’ at MP-IDSA launched during India-Africa Defence Dialogue on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022” published in PIB on 19th October 2022.
What is the News?
The Second India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
What is India-Africa Defence Dialogue(IADD)?
India and Africa share close and historical ties. India’s approach towards Africa is guided by the Kampala Principles enunciated by the Prime Minister of India in 2018.
The first-ever India-Africa Defence Dialogue(IADD) was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in conjunction with DefExpo in 2020.
Knowledge Partner: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses(MP-IDSA) is the knowledge partner for the India-Africa Defence Dialogue.
About Second India-Africa Defence Dialogue(IADD) 2022
Held at: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Theme: ‘India-Africa: Adopting Strategy for Synergising and Strengthening Defence and Security Cooperation’.
Outcomes of the dialogue
Gandhinagar Declaration: The Gandhinagar Declaration was adopted as the outcome document of the second edition of the IADD. It charted out new areas for enhancing the India-Africa defence and security partnership.
Fellowship programme: MP-IDSA will host the Fellowship Programme. The fellowship will give an opportunity to African scholars to pursue research on defence and security issues in India. The fellows would be attached to the MP-IDSA for a period of 1-3 months. A stipend would also be provided to the scholar.
