{"id":8096,"date":"2025-12-17T03:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T03:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=8096"},"modified":"2025-12-17T03:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T03:45:51","slug":"india-ethiopia-elevate-ties-to-strategic-partnership-during-prime-minister-modis-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=8096","title":{"rendered":"India\u2013Ethiopia Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership During Prime Minister Modi\u2019s Visit."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h1><strong>India\u2013Ethiopia Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership During Prime Minister Modi\u2019s Visit.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>New Delhi\/Addis Ababa:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>India and Ethiopia have taken a major step forward in strengthening their bilateral relationship with the elevation of ties to a <strong>Strategic Partnership<\/strong> during the official visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ethiopia. The visit marked a significant milestone, underscoring the growing political, economic, developmental, and people-to-people cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the visit, several key agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed, reflecting a shared commitment to deepen collaboration across a wide range of sectors.<\/p>\n<p>One of the major outcomes was the signing of an <strong>Agreement on Co-operation and Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters<\/strong>, aimed at enhancing trade facilitation, preventing customs-related offences, and improving information exchange between the two countries\u2019 customs authorities.<\/p>\n<p>In a move to strengthen digital and institutional capacity, an <strong>MoU for Establishing a Data Centre at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia<\/strong> was concluded. This initiative is expected to support Ethiopia\u2019s efforts in modernizing its digital infrastructure and improving the efficiency and security of data management in government operations.<\/p>\n<p>India and Ethiopia also signed an <strong>Implementing Arrangement for Co-operation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Training<\/strong>, reinforcing their shared commitment to global peace and security. The arrangement will enable structured cooperation in training peacekeepers, drawing on India\u2019s extensive experience in UN peacekeeping missions.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting India\u2019s continued support for Ethiopia\u2019s economic recovery, the two sides signed an <strong>MoU on Debt Restructuring in respect of Ethiopia under the G20 Common Framework<\/strong>. This agreement demonstrates India\u2019s constructive role in addressing global debt challenges and supporting sustainable development in partner countries.<\/p>\n<p>People-to-people ties received a major boost with the <strong>doubling of scholarships for Ethiopian students under the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) scholarship programme<\/strong>. This expansion will provide greater educational opportunities for Ethiopian scholars in Indian institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, India announced <strong>specialized short-term courses in Artificial Intelligence under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme<\/strong> for Ethiopian students and professionals. These courses aim to build capacity in emerging technologies and support Ethiopia\u2019s digital transformation goals.<\/p>\n<p>In the healthcare sector, India committed to <strong>augmenting the capacity of the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Addis Ababa<\/strong>, particularly in the fields of maternal healthcare and neonatal care. This initiative is expected to significantly improve healthcare outcomes for mothers and newborns and further strengthen India\u2019s role as a trusted development partner.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Prime Minister Modi\u2019s visit has laid a strong foundation for a deeper and more comprehensive India\u2013Ethiopia Strategic Partnership, anchored in mutual respect, shared development priorities, and a common vision for peace, prosperity, and technological progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2013Ethiopia Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership During Prime Minister Modi\u2019s Visit.\u00a0 &nbsp; New Delhi\/Addis Ababa: &nbsp; India and Ethiopia have taken a major step forward [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" data-url=https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=8096><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india-news","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>India\u2013Ethiopia Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership During Prime Minister Modi\u2019s Visit. - The Eagle News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=8096\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"India\u2013Ethiopia Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership During Prime Minister Modi\u2019s Visit. - The Eagle News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"India\u2013Ethiopia Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership During Prime Minister Modi\u2019s Visit.\u00a0 &nbsp; 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