Shared strategic interests guiding India’s expanding outreach to Africa

In April 2026, while launching the theme and logo of the Fourth India-Africa summit, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that “Africa occupies a central place in India’s foreign policy.” Though the summit was later postponed due to the Ebola epidemic, in October, Jaishankar embarked on a three-day tour that took him to Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, and Ethiopia “to deepen…