Tanzania-India relations
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2015
Investment in natural gas
The Hindu, June 19, 2015
India offers Tanzania expertise in natural gas sector
India has offered its expertise to Tanzania in development of its potentially rich natural gas sector and decided to extend e-tourist visa to people of the African nation even as the two countries signed eight MoUs to expand engagements in diverse areas.
Both the countries also decided to establish a Joint Working Group to strengthen cooperation in counter terrorism.
The MoUs signed included a loan agreement between Exim Bank and Tanzanian government on a line of credit for $ 268.35 million for extension of a pipeline project and cooperation in the field of hydrology, tourism and agriculture.
“Terrorism in our respective regions is a concern for both countries. We have agreed to establish a Joint Working Group to strengthen our cooperation in counter terrorism,” Mr. Modi said during a joint media interaction with Mr. Kikwete.
The Tanzania President thanked India for its continued assistance to his country and said both the nations have decided to take the relationship to the next level. Calling India a deserving nation for permanent membership of the U.N. Security Council, Mr. Kikwete said his country will continue to work with other African countries to back New Delhi’s candidature. Mr. Kikwete is the first Head of State from Africa on a State visit New Delhi after the NDA government came to power.
The Prime Minister said ways to enhance cooperation in the maritime sector and ocean economy figured in the talks, noting that both the countries have a common interest in maritime security in the Indian Ocean region.
“We are ready to expand cooperation in counter-terrorism and maritime security,” he said.
Holding that there is huge scope to expand trade cooperation, Mr. Modi urged the Tanzanian President to open up more sectors for investments, saying Indian investors are ready to invest more in that country. “Our trade of over $4 billion is heavily in India’s favour. I urged President Kikwete to open up more sectors for investments and exports,” he said.
India is the largest trading partner of Tanzania in Africa with bilateral trade in 2013-14 being more than $4 billion.
Apart from trade relations, India is also the important destination for Tanzanians seeking high-quality health care and education.
Indians form the largest expatriate community in Tanzania and their positive contribution in the progress and development of their host country is well-recognized and appreciated.
There are over 50,000 to 60,000 people of Indian origin living and working in Tanzania, besides approximately 10,000 Indian expatriates.
2016
Racial discrimination in India
The Times of India, Feb 06 2016
A day after suggesting that the attack on a 21-year-old Tanzanian girl in the Hesaraghatta area was nothing but racial, Tanzanian high commissioner John H W Kijazi said he is “impressed with the action taken by the state government“. The incident was not of a racial nature, he added. Speaking to reporters after a one-hour meeting with home minister G Parameshwara along with external affairs ministry (MEA) officers, Kijazi said: “I am impressed with the concrete long-term measures sugges ted by the government.“
Kijazi said an environment must be created to avoid friction between the two parties. He asked the students to follow the local law.MEA joint secretary Partha Sathpathy , who was part of the team that came to Bengaluru, said the attack was an “isolated incident and a consequence of a series of incidents“. The state has given a clear picture on the incident.
