1600 IST, Sunday, October 06, 2013 
India in Africa
Home in South AfricaVerashni PillayIt's complicated being a South African Indian visiting India. You return as a tourist 150 years after your ancestors left as glorified slaves; with home never far from your thoughts. |
Botswana lays out red carpet for BollywoodBy Ruchika KherMumbai (IANS) Botswana, a south African nation known for its wildlife and where Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Ashwarya Rai are household names, is aggresively wooing the Indian film industry to shoot their highly popular films in the country and boost its economy. |
Better vision for Africa - with help of IndiaBy Devirupa MitraNew Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Forty-three-year-old Keerti Pradhan, a health management specialist, went to Africa for the first time in 2000. Since then, he has become passionate about applying India's success in the eye care sector to Africa. |
Addressing Africa's development challenges - through partnership with IndiaBy Ambassador Rajiv K. BhatiaI propose to talk about Africa, analyzing the key development challenges that it faces today and the factors responsible for the present situation. I would then proceed to relate to you the story of Africa's growing partnership with India, an engagement that began long ago, but which has acquired considerable substance and momentum only recently. I would conclude my presentation by drawing some conclusions and making recommendations for wider consideration and debate. Hopefully, the lecture would trigger a stimulating Q &A session at the end. |
Indian women put their stamp in LiberiaBy Doreen CarvajalWhen darkness comes to Congo Town, Indian women in crisp uniforms take the streets, patrolling with Kalashnikov rifles and long, black hair tucked into baby-blue caps. |
India's Bharti makes grand entry into Africa's telecom marketIndia's top private telecom company Bharti Airtel announced March 30 the inking of a $10.7 billion deal to acquire the African assets of Kuwait's Zain in what will make the combined entity the world's fifth largest mobile telephony firm. |
Indian fellowship, teachers spread education in EthiopiaBy Groum AbateAddis Ababa, March 28 (IANS) Indian fellowships and teachers are playing a major role in spreading education in Africa's second most populous nation. |
