India and Africa are Joined at the Hip in the Rise of the Global South
By Kirtan Bhana and Anisha Pemjee

17 May 2026
An update on the India–Africa Forum Summit IV - 21 MAY 2026
The forthcoming fourth edition of the India–Africa Forum Summit IV (IAFS IV), scheduled to take place in New Delhi from 28–31 May 2026 in collaboration with the African Union Commission, arrives at a defining historical moment for both Africa and India. After an eleven-year hiatus shaped by geopolitical instability, shifting global alliances, and the disruptive aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summit is a strategic convergence of two of the most dynamic forces of the Global South.










