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India’s Approach to

Development Partnership

Chief of the Army Staff, General Manoj Pande recently reviewed the security situation along
the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China (ANI)

AMBASSADOR GURJIT SINGH 12 Battalion of NDRF personnel take part in a “Tiranga Yatra” marking Har Ghar Tiranga campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav, ahead of the upcoming 76th Independence Day celebrations, at Tezpur, in Sonitpur on Saturday. (ANI Photo)
n a globalising world there was
an increasing shift towards de- survey of African interlocutors 60% humanitarian assistance, as well as countries
Ivelopment partnership. Today, said that they saw the HRD, capacity capacity building programmes under 5. Study and experience sharing
when globalisation is threatened due building, training and scholarships the Indian Technical and Economic tours by decision makers from
to the pandemic and a new war in as a valuable part of the Indian part- Cooperation (ITEC) programme. In partner countries
Europe, there is a greater require- nership, next only to Indian FDI. a recent survey in Africa, the ITEC 6. Provision for disaster relief and
ment for development partnership Cooperating with development had the best recall among various humanitarian assistance
programmes. India’s approach to partners on an equal basis, and guid- development efforts. Indian partnership direct-
development partnership was root- ed by their development priorities The establishment of the ITEC ly supports national development
ed in the experience of India’s free- is India’s fundamental approach. program in 1964 came about as India priorities. India also contributes
dom movement. This had solidarity In the landmark address of Prime understood that newly independent to multilateral funds for similar
with other developing countries who Minister Modi to the Parliament of and emerging countries faced chal- achievements like the IBSA fund or
were also shaking off the yoke of Uganda in July 2018 he said ‘Our lenges for their development. There the India-UN Development Partner-
colonialism and thereafter, of un- development partnership will be was an opportunity to fill such gaps. ship Fund. Where loans are involved
der- development. Despite initial guided by your priorities. It will be The ITEC hence brought India’s or institutions are built, there is
resource constraints, India immedi- on terms that will be comfortable for own development experience and now a greater emphasis on business
ately after its independence in 1947, you, that will liberate your potential growing achievement to share with plans to make these projects finan-
began to share its developmental and not constrain your future. We other developing countries. cially sustainable. The main point is
experience and technical expertise will build as much local capacity and that they should support develop-
with other countries. This began create as many local opportunities as The ITEC program has 6 core quali- ment priorities, which internation-
with scholarships and capacity build- possible’. ties. These are: ally today include the Sustainable
ing programmes and then spread to India’s model of development 1. Training in India for regular cours- Development Goals. Development
institution building. cooperation is organised to be re- es in several areas within the ITEC cooperation adds value to the de-
India’s developmental partner- sponsive to requests from partner courses velopment processes of its partners.
ship approach focuses on human countries and provide technically 2. Provide consultancy services and The projects emanating from the
resource development; it shows re- and financially feasible solutions. conduct feasibility studies for pro- partnership can play an import-
spect for partnerships, provides for The main instruments of India’s posed projects in partner countries ant role in providing incentives for
diversity, looks at the future and development partnership include 3. Set up grant-based projects in profitable activities, which can have
puts sustainable development at the lines of credit, grant assistance, partner countries in areas mutual- developmental impact. The Indian
centre. India’s development cooper- small development projects, techni- ly agreed upon impact investment movement for
ation is typically unconditional. In a cal consultancy, disaster relief and 4. Dispatch experts to partner Continued at next page... >>

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