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The overarching objective of the three India-Africa Forum Summits since 2008 is to develop a new architecture for a structured engagement between India and Africa. They constitute a vital platform to engage with Africa at regional, sub-regional and bilateral levels. Our bilateral relations closely approximate the modern concept of development compact that is based on shared responsibility and helping one another meet their developmental goals. This compact is more South-South than North-South as it entails mutual gain, non-interference, collective growth opportunities and indeed an absence of loan conditionalities.
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