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1 a globalising world there was an increasing shift towards devel opment partnership. Today, when globalisation is threatened due to the pandemic and a new war in Europe, there is a greater reTuirement for de velopment partnership programmes. India’s approach to development part nership was rooted in the e[perience of India’s freedom movement.

This had solidarity with other de veloping countries who were also shaking off the yoke of colonialism and thereafter, of under development. 'e spite initial resource constraints, India immediately after its independence in 1 , began to share its developmental e[perience and technical e[pertise with other countries. This began with scholarships and capacity building pro grammes and then spread to institution building.

India’s developmental partnership approach focuses on human resource development it shows respect for partnerships, provides for diversity, looks at the future and puts sustaina ble development at the centre. India’s development cooperation is typically unconditional.

In a survey of $frican interlocutors 0 per cent said that they saw the +5', capacity building, training and schol arships as a valuable part of the Indian partnership, ne[t only to Indian F'I. Cooperating with development part ners on an eTual basis, and guided by their development priorities is India’s fundamental approach. In the landmark address of 3rime 0inister 0odi to the 3arliament of 8ganda in -uly 201 , he said ³Our development partnership will be guided by your priorities. It will be on terms that will be comfortable for you, that will liberate your potential and not constrain your future.

³:e will build as much local capacity

Gurjit Singh is a retired Indian diplomat and has been India’s Ambassador to Germany, Indonesia, ASEAN, Ethiopia and the African Union. and create as many local opportunities as possible´.

India’s model of development coop eration is organised to be responsive

to reTuests from partner countries and provide technically and financially fea sible solutions. The main instruments of India’s development partnership include lines of credit, grant assistance, small development projects, technical consultancy, disaster relief and human itarian assistance, as well as capacity building programmes under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation ITEC programme. In a recent survey in $frica, the ITEC had the best recall among various development efforts.

Independent

The establishment of the ITEC pro gramme in 1 , came about as India understood that newly independent and emerging countries faced challenges for their development. There was an opportunity to fill such gaps. The ITEC hence brought India’s own development e[perience and growing achievement to share with other developing countries. The ITEC programme has si[ core

Tualities. These are

1 Training in India for regular courses

in several areas within the ITEC

courses

2 3rovide consultancy services and conduct feasibility studies for pro posed projects in partner countries 6et up grant based projects in partner countries in areas mutually agreed upon

'ispatch e[perts to partner countries 6tudy and e[perience sharing tours by decision makers from partner countries

3rovision for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance

Indian partnership directly supports national development priorities. India also contributes to multilateral funds for similar achievements like the I%6$ fund or the India 81 'evelopment 3artnership Fund. :here loans are involved or institutions are built, there is now a greater emphasis on business plans to make these projects financially sustainable.

The main point is that they should support development priorities, which internationally today include the 6us tainable 'evelopment *oals.