India has a rich history of trade integration with EAC through the Indian Ocean sea route, and trade is likely to rise with these countries through systematic efforts and hassle-free trade policies and procedures on both sides. In particular, the five East African Community EAC countries, namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, have the potential to emerge as the doorway of the continent’s trade with India. Like India, EAC…

The Indian government has been making various optimistic moves and policies toward enhancing its trade wi of the world. The mutual clearance agreement will benefit the traders from the Eastern African Community (EAC) from quick clearance of their goods and fewer costs of running their business. EAC is an inter-governmental body composed of six countries: Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi and Kenya. A joint action plan between the two countries- EAC…

India’s engagement with the partner nations of the East African Community has been on a constant rise, from political solidarities to the expansion of trade and investment flows. India has continuously been working to revitalize the relations and has made engagements more substantial.    However, with the unprecedented arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, an existential crisis severely testing the social, economic and political resilience of global order has posed a…