4-Feb-2023: India handed-over 100 nautical charts to Kenya
India hands over 100 nautical charts to Kenya
- Result of collaborative survey by navies of both countries
- Survey conducted by Indian Navy's National Hydrography Office
Kenya
- Location in East Africa. Its terrain rises from low coastal plain to mountains and plateaus.
- Diverse culture with many ethnic groups and languages
- It is the possible birthplace of humans. Bones of earliest human ancestors were found in Turkana Basin.
- Lake Turkana is world's largest desert lake. A part of Omo-Turkana basin stretching into 4 countries.
- UN-Habitat headquarters is in Nairobi.
India's Relations with Kenya
- Historical linkages rooted in spice trade
- Kenya significant stakeholder in geopolitics of Western Indian Ocean
- Kenya active member of African Union
- Indian descent recognized as 44th tribe in Kenya
- 14 Kenyan personnel trained in hydrography in India under ITEC
Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC)
- Capacity building platform of Ministry of External Affairs, India
- Instituted in 1964
- Trained over 200,000 officials from 160+ countries
- Offers nearly 10,000 fully-funded in-person training opportunities each year
- Nearly 400 courses offered at 100+ eminent institutes in India
- Includes training in civilian and defence sectors.