{"id":157063,"date":"2025-02-28T19:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T13:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=157063"},"modified":"2025-02-28T19:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T13:39:07","slug":"japan-india-africa-forum","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/japan-india-africa-forum","title":{"rendered":"Japan-India-Africa Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>India&#8217;s External Affairs ministe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r has recently <\/span><b>addressed the Japan-India-Africa Business forum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> virtually highlighting India\u2019s deepening economic ties with Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.7967%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Key Highlights of the Address<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Indian Model of Engagement:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India prioritizes a <\/span><b>Constructive Model of Engagement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Africa<\/span><b> focusing on capacity-building, skill development, and technology transfer.<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India wants to <\/span><b>develop self-sustaining growth ecosystems in Africa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with its investments.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Bilateral Trade with Africa:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India is<\/span><b> Africa\u2019s fourth-largest trading partner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>bilateral trade reached approximately USD 100 billion\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Infrastructure and Connectivity Project: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India <\/span><b>invested over USD 12 billion in concessional credit for more than 200 infrastructure <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">projects across Africa in sectors like railways, power generation, agriculture, and water supply.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Development Projects:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India has invested in developmental projects<\/span><b> creating local employment opportunitie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s including,<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Drinking water schemes, irrigation, rural solar electrification, power plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, transmission lines, cement, sugar, and textile factories, technology parks, and railway infrastructure.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Multilateral Engagement: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India and Africa cooperates in key forums like the <\/span><b>Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) and the India-Africa Forum Summit, Voice of the Global South Summits and G20 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(African Union became permanent member in the G20 during Indian Presidency).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Indian Initiatives Supporting Africa\u2019s Development:\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program, the Pan-African e-Network project,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and high-impact community development projects strengthen capacities in healthcare, education, and digital infrastructure.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>19 African countries have enrolled in various courses under India\u2019s e-learning and telemedicine initiatives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ie. The e-VidyaBharti and e-ArogyaBharti network.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About The Japan-India-Africa Business Forum<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>It is a public-private forum <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is conducted with the objective of strengthening Japan\u2019s relations with India and the region to her west ie. African Union\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Conducted By: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and Nikkei hosted <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Japan-India-Africa Business Forum in Tokyo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Evolution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The initiative has evolved by coordinating The<\/span><b> India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) and Japan\u2019s TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Africa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Agenda:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To discuss how to <\/span><b>fully utilize the potential of the\u00a0 growth markets in India and Africa, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> challenges associated,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the<\/span><b> roles of the public and private sectors, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>outlook for building India as a business hub<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in this region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J<\/span><b>apan-India Cooperation Initiative for Sustainable Economic Development in Africa: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative is<\/span><b> launched by Japan to promote investments by Japanese companies in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and establish business bases that will invigorate bilateral business with various African countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; 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