Terrorism and piracy will be on the agenda of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his talks with African leaders on his six-day visit to Ethiopia and Tanzania next week. The issue of United Nations reforms is also expected to figure in his talks.
Like India, Africa too feels the adverse impact of terrorism and piracy is a phenomenon that affects both Africa and India and the leaders will discuss “ways and means of reducing and eliminating it,” Vivek Katju, secretary (west) in the MEA, told a press conference.
New Delhi has voiced its concern over the threats posed by Somali pirates since about 11 per cent of seafarers engaged by international shipping companies are Indian nationals.