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  • Dec 05, 2023
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India-Kenya Relationship

News:

  • William Samoei Ruto, the president of Kenya, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a meeting in New Delhi this afternoon.
  • Following the talks, five Memorandums of Understanding were exchanged covering a variety of topics, including sports, IT, and education.

India-Kenya

  • Kenya and India have long been connected by the well-established spice trade.
  • Not only is it India’s maritime neighbor, but it also has a big say in how the geopolitics of the Western Indian Ocean are decided.
  • Kenya is an active member of the African Union, of which India has long maintained ties.
  • In 2017, the Kenyan government acknowledged people of Indian descent as the 44th tribe within the nation.
Recent Happening 1:

●  A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed few month back for joint shipbuilding in between Kenya and India.

●  The agreement is centered on cooperation and capacity building in ship design and construction and through this Kenya wants to improve its maritime capabilities in the Indian Ocean region.

●  Between Kenya Shipyard Limited, a government-backed company, and India’s state-owned Goa Shipyard Limited, an MoU was signed.

●  The deal will enable Kenya Shipyard Limited to establish itself as one of Africa’s leading shipbuilding technology anchor companies.

Recent Happening 2

●  India recently handed over 100 nautical charts to Kenya, the result of a collaborative survey of the coastal area near the Lamu Archipelago by the navies of both countries.

●  The National Hydrography Office of the Indian Navy carried out the survey from India.

●  Lamu archipelago is a world heritage site (UNESCO) and located in the Indian ocean near the north coast of Kenya.

NOTE:

●   India ranks as the 16th largest maritime nation worldwide. There are roughly 200 minor ports and 12 major ports in India.

●   Kenya’s southeast is bounded by the Indian Ocean. Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda are its neighbors.