Extracted Data Points

  • South African Vice President H.E. Mr. Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile met with Indian President Smt. Draupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan
  • This was Vice President Mashatile's first visit to India
  • Bilateral trade between India and South Africa stands at approximately $15.5 billion USD
  • India established its first strategic partnership with South Africa in 1997
  • Both countries position themselves as voices for the 'Global South' through multilateral forums including UN, Non-Aligned Movement, and G20
  • India committed to working with African Union Commission to reconvene India-Africa Forum Summit
  • Both leaders agreed that closer cooperation between India and South Africa would benefit their peoples