{"id":59340,"date":"2026-04-24T22:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=59340"},"modified":"2026-04-24T22:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:00:05","slug":"indias-ambassador-hails-algeria-as-strategic-gateway-to-africa-and-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=59340","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s Ambassador Hails Algeria as Strategic Gateway to Africa and Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Ambassador to Algeria, Swati Vijay Kulkarni, has praised the depth and quality of the Algerian-Indian partnership, highlighting Algeria&#8217;s pivotal role within the broader India-Africa cooperation framework.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to dzwatch on the sidelines of a briefing dedicated to the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit \u2014 scheduled in New Delhi from May 28 to 31 \u2014 the ambassador declared: <strong>&#8220;Algeria is a key partner for us, both within the African Union and the Global South. It serves as a gateway to Africa and Europe.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kulkarni urged Indian businesses to invest in Algeria and forge solid partnerships with Algerian enterprises, citing the country&#8217;s favorable business climate. She noted that <strong>250 out of 650 active pharmaceutical units across Africa are based in Algeria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The summit, themed <em>&#8220;Spirit of AI: India-Africa Strategic Partnership for Innovation, Resilience and Inclusive Transformation,&#8221;<\/em> will conclude with the <strong>&#8220;New Delhi Declaration&#8221;<\/strong>, outlining key cooperation priorities. An Algerian delegation is expected to participate in accompanying cultural and artistic events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Ambassador to Algeria, Swati Vijay Kulkarni, has praised the depth and quality of the Algerian-Indian partnership, highlighting Algeria&#8217;s pivotal role within the broader India-Africa cooperation framework. Speaking exclusively to dzwatch on the sidelines of a briefing dedicated to the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit \u2014 scheduled in New Delhi from May 28 to 31 \u2014 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/59339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}