ELEVATING INDIA-TANZANIA RELATIONS

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Recently, India and Tanzania elevated their ties to the level of strategic partnership.

Signed Six Agreements

1. Cooperation in the Digital Domain: The agreements cover cooperation in the digital sphere, emphasising the significance of technology and information exchange in the modern world.
2. Cultural Exchange: Tanzanian and Indian cultural relations will grow stronger, promoting a deeper understanding of each other’s traditions and heritage.
3. Sports: The sports agreement creates opportunities for cooperation and promotes the growth and exchange of sporting talent.
4. Maritime Industries: Both countries will work together in the maritime industries, strengthening their capacities in maritime-related fields.
5. White Shipping Information Sharing: Information exchanged about white shipping will make maritime navigation safer and more effective.
6. Trade in Local Currencies: Efforts are underway to increase trade between India and Tanzania using local currencies, promoting economic cooperation.

India-Tanzania Relations

• Embracing Indo-Pacific Cooperation: Tanzania has been recognised by Prime Minister Modi as a valuable Indo-Pacific ally. This demonstrates India's dedication to creating a network of strategic partners in the area to deal with common issues and advance stability. Tanzania's involvement is all the more vital in the Indo-Pacific because of its growing economic and strategic significance.
• Defence Roadmap: Tanzania and India have reached a consensus on a comprehensive five-year defence cooperation agenda. The goal of this roadmap is to increase cooperation in a number of defence-related areas, including capacity building, military training, marine cooperation, and the defence industry. This move shows mutual trust and is a major development in their defence collaboration.
• Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: Both countries agree that terrorism poses a serious danger to national security and have pledged to increase their collaboration in counterterrorism initiatives. This demonstrates their mutual dedication to addressing threats to international security.
• Global and Regional Engagement: Regional and global cooperation is important, as Prime Minister Modi emphasised. He brought up India's plan to set up a centre for education in Tanzania's Zanzibar and stressed the part technology has played in both nations' progress. Tanzania and India will also work together on international problems like clean energy and wildlife conservation.
• Maritime Security: Both countries stressed the necessity of working together to address issues related to marine security, such as drug trafficking and piracy in the Indian Ocean region. Their commitment to improving maritime security was evident in the joint Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance exercise that took place in July.
• United Nations Reform: Tanzania and India have a lot in common when it comes to their support of UN Security Council reforms and enlargement in both membership categories. This demonstrates their dedication to improving the effectiveness and representation of international organisations.

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