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India will host the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) in May 2026.
This summit marks its return after a hiatus of over ten years, highlighting renewed engagement.
IAFS serves as an official institutional platform for high-level consultations between India and African Union member states.
It is a crucial mechanism for strengthening India-Africa relations across various sectors.
A continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. It aims to promote unity, solidarity, and cooperation among African states, accelerate political and socio-economic integration, and defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of its member states. It plays a crucial role in representing African interests on the global stage.
The IAFS aligns with India's broader foreign policy objectives, emphasizing South-South cooperation, multilateral engagement, and strengthening ties with developing nations across continents.
India's partnership with African nations through IAFS exemplifies South-South cooperation, focusing on mutual development, capacity building, and sharing of expertise among developing countries.
The summit is a key multilateral platform for India to engage with a large bloc of nations, promoting shared values and addressing global challenges collectively, reinforcing India's commitment to a rules-based international order.
GS-II: International Relations - India and its neighbourhood- relations; Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
General Awareness: Current Affairs, International Organizations, Summits.
General Awareness: Current Affairs, International Summits and Organizations.
General Awareness: Current Affairs, International Events.
General Awareness: Current Affairs, Geopolitics, International Relations.
Consider the following statements: 1. Amarkantak Hills are at the confluence of Vindhya and Sahyadri Ranges. 2. Biligirirangan Hills constitute the easternmost part of Satpura Range. 3. Seshachalam Hills constitute the southernmost part of Western Ghats. How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: None
Consider the following pairs: Famous place : River 1. Pandharpur : Chandrabhaga 2. Tiruchirappalli : Cauvery 3. Hampi : Malaprabha Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Answer: 1 and 2 only
If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination?
Answer: 7
Medium to High (International relations, especially India's engagement with major blocs and continents, is a recurring and important theme in competitive exams).
A high-level consultative mechanism and official institutional platform for strengthening relations between the Government of India and the member states of the African Union.
A continental body comprising 55 member states, promoting unity, solidarity, and cooperation among African states.
A broad framework for collaboration among countries of the South in political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, and technical domains.