es Salaam Swahili International Expo was mounted in October 2017 , a PLASTICINDIA Roadshow was conducted in Dar es Salaam in September 2017 , a delegation of 30 businesspersons from Tanzania participated at the India-Tanzania Business Forum conducted on the margins of the Joint Trade Committee Forum on 30 August , 2017 in New Delhi , a delegation from Kerala Cashew Corporation visited Dar es Salaam and Mtwara to explore the possibility of increasing trade between India and Tanzania ( October , 2017 ) and about 42 Indian companies led by the Federation of Indian Export Organization ( FIEO ) participated at the 13th Tanzania Trade Show at Dar es Salaam in November 2017 .
In addition , Tanzania delegations participated in a number of trade fairs in India , including IPHEX-2017 , India International Footwear Fair 2017 and I for Africa Conference 2017 . As for the bilateral exchanges at a high level during the stated period , they included the Vice-President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar , H . E . Ambassador Seif Ali Idd who visited India in April , 2017 and the Minister of Trade , Industry and Investment , Honourable Charles Mwijage , who led the Tanzanian delegation at the Indo-Tanzania Joint Trade Committee on 28-29 August 2017 .
India and Tanzania have been trying to deepen their overall defence and security partnership , especially in the maritime domain . What kind of headway have the countries made in this respect ?
As maritime nations , Tanzania and India have a common interest in the domain of maritime security ; this is , by and large , a priority for Tanzania and is well reflected in the Tanzania National Security Strategy . Threats in maritime domain include the following among others - Sea Piracy , Maritime Terrorism emanating from sea , illicit drug trafficking , human trafficking , illicit small arms and ammunition trafficking , illegal unreported and unregulated fishing . And all these may have a bearing on climatic changes such as rising sea levels . The most effective way to encounter these threats in developing countries has been through partnerships for common good . In this regard , there is a new impetus for cooperation between the Navies of Tanzania and India in countering maritime threats following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in 2003 on Defence Cooperation .
Under this MOU , there have been quite a number of capacity building programs for Tanzania ’ s Military personnel in India under the International Technical and Economic Cooperation platform . For instance , for the academic year 2017 / 2018 , a total of 105 slots
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were allocated to members of the Tanzania Defence Forces to join various military training establishments in India . In order to enhance interoperability , the Tanzanian forces have , from time to time , been invited to multinational exercises and forums such as the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium to which Tanzania is an Observer , and also to MILAN forums where maritime challenges are discussed . Besides , in terms of infrastructure development , Tanzania has for many years acquired from India most of the maritime security assets and on maritime safety , Indian ships have been conducting the Indo-Tanzania Joint Hydrographical surveys for the past five years as well as providing the requisite training in that speciality . On security front , anti-piracy patrols by India Naval Ships off-Seychelles and Mauritius have augmented the joint efforts to protect Sea Lane of Communications ( SLOCS ) by Tanzania , South Africa and Mozambique based on the Trilateral Maritime Security Agreement which was signed in 2012 .
Another area which is being looked at is on maritime domain awareness in terms of White Shipping Information and the upgrading of Surveillance Systems . To this end , a draft agreement on sharing White Shipping Information between the Navies of the two countries has been exchanged and awaits some feedback from relevant institutions . Once concluded and signed , it will cater for information sharing among the commercial ships , passenger liners , and pleasure craft and fishing boats which are non-military and non-government related shipping vessels .
Tanzania has undergone impressive political and economic developments and improvements in social welfare in recent years . However , the country continues to face considerable development challenges in various sectors . How does the country plan to address the same in terms of seeking India ’ s cooperation to resolve the issues ?
His Excellency Dr . John Pombe Joseph Magufuli assumed the presidency in in November 2015 and embarked on the tradition of change and continuity in very practical ways . He has introduced some impressive policy changes , especially his drive and style of fighting corruption in the country , earning him an international accolade . The Transparency International Report which was released on 21st February 2018 revealed how the war on graft in Tanzania is paying dividends . According to the report , Tanzania has climbed 13 places to position number 103 in the Corruption Perceptions Index in 2017 from 116 in the previous year with a score of 36 points ,
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