Four important agreements signed, what did India get from PM Modi’s visit to Africa’s ‘Saudi Arabia’?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Namibia. This visit was special because the Indian PM has visited Namibia after 27 years. Many experts even call Namibia the ‘Saudi Arabia of Africa’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah reviewed broad aspects of India-Namibia bilateral relations during bilateral talks in Windhoek, including cooperation in areas such as digital technology, defense, security, agriculture, healthcare, education and critical minerals. Prime Minister Modi thanked the Namibian leader for expressing condolences and support after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22. In addition, he also thanked the Namibian government for expressing condolences over the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad last month. In a post on social media after the meeting, Prime Minister Modi said that cooperation in areas such as digital technology, defense, security, agriculture, healthcare, education and critical minerals was prominently included in our discussion. He said that we also discussed ways to strengthen relations in the field of trade, energy and petrochemicals.

What agreements were signed between India-Namibia

Expressed gratitude for Namibia’s assistance in Project Cheetah. After talks at the State House, the two sides signed four agreements, including cooperation in the field of health and medicine, establishment of Entrepreneurship Development Center in Namibia, CDRI (Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure) Framework and Global Biofuel Alliance Framework. This is Prime Minister Modi’s first visit to Namibia and the third visit of a Prime Minister from India. Modi, who arrived here from Brazil in the last leg of his five-nation tour, also paid tribute to Namibia’s founder Sam Nujoma at the national monument Heroes Acre.

Nujoma gave independence to Namibia in 1990 and was its President for 15 years. Modi, who came here at the invitation of President Ndeni-Ndaitw, described Namibia as an important and reliable partner in Africa. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi was welcomed at the State House and given a guard of honour. This is Prime Minister Modi’s first visit to Namibia and the third visit by a Prime Minister from India. On arrival, the Prime Minister was accorded a ceremonial welcome and practised playing traditional Namibian drums.