Relationship Between India And Tanzania

India and Tanzania are closely linked through diverse geographical, historical, cultural, political, economic, commercial and other ties. Geographically both are neighbours across Indian Ocean. Tanzania and India have traditionally enjoyed close, friendly and co-operative relations. From the 1960s to the 1980s the political relationship was driven largely by shared commitments to anti-colonialism, anti-racism, socialistic practices as well as desire for South Cooperation. Former President Julius Nyerere was held in high esteem in India; he was conferred the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 1974, and the International Gandhi Peace Prize for 1995. India and Tanzania worked closely together in international fora. In the
Our two Governments have created several Institutional arrangements and Protocols for facilitating Indo-Tanzania Cooperation and therefore, it is expected that both the Tanzanian and Indian Public and Private Sectors will take full advantage of these arrangements to maximize in fostering some Socio-Economic business programmes beneficial to both countries. Tanzania is also a beneficiary of the Indian Government supported Pan-African e-network project covering African
The country is home to an estimated 20 per cent of Africa’s large mammals, with 25% of the country’s area set aside for conservation purposes. Tanzania is also home to attractions like Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru (the highest and fifth-highest peaks in Africa), the “Spice Islands” of Zanzibar, the beautiful sea beaches along the Indian Ocean Coast, Serengeti National Park (arguably the best known wildlife sanctuary in the world), Ngorongoro Crater (the largest unbroken caldera in the world) and many other