In this issue

Three words – connection, continuity and change – sum up the historic and existing relations of India with South Africa. India’s connection with South Africa is both important and exclusive, dating back several centuries and is affixed in shared ideals, philosophies, interests, and icons – like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.

REMEMBERING NELSON MANDELA: SOUTH AFRICA'S GREATEST SON

South Africa’s first black president, he is a global symbol of freedom and unity. His name quavered the global political landscape in advocating for human rights.

4 mins

TAKE ACTION, INSPIRE CHANGE

Madiba was an untiring fighter for social justice, a leader who believed in leading from the back like a shepherd so that everyone feels that they are at the front. Someone who essentially knew that to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

3 mins

NELSON MANDELA'S UMBILICAL BOND WITH MAHATMA GANDHI

Nelson Mandela was, in many ways, during his lifetime, a practitioner of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of Satyagraha or Truth Force, passive resistance and Ahimsa or non-violence.

3 mins

THE PRIORITIES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE AFRICAN UNION 2020

On the 9th of February 2020, South Africa assumed the Chairmanship of the African Union (AU) for the second time.

3 mins

Mapping Next Steps In India-South Africa Trade Partnership

India and South Africa share long historical relations, dating back to as far back as the fifteenth century.

4 mins

EMERGING AREAS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA

Relations between India with the Republic of South Africa has flourished and gained momentum over the last few decades.

5 mins

AN OVERVIEW OF INDIAN DIASPORA IN SOUTH AFRICA

The term diaspora was derived from the Greek words dia (across) and sperio (to scatter), which was historically associated with exile and dispersion of the Jewish “nation”.

4 mins

SOUTH AFRICA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY PREPAREDNESS FOR POST COVID ERA

SOUTH AFRICA’S TOURISM INDUSTRY PREPAREDNESS FOR POST COVID ERA

4 mins

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