how do u know that nehru denounced racial discrimination
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Historically, India-Africa relations were built on opposition to colonialism and racial discrimination. Mahatma Gandhi had said, “India’s freedom will remain incomplete so long as Africa remains in bondage”. Independent India under Nehru offered support to the people of Africa who were struggling against discrimination and apartheid. Many African leaders, notably Kwame Nkumrah and Jomo Kenyatta, were inspired by Gandhi’s non-violent resistance to tyranny. The last decade was characterised by a deepening of economic ties between India and Africa. The third India-Africa Forum Summit, hosted by India in New Delhi in October last year, was India’s largest diplomatic event. A number of important announcements were made at the Summit — an additional credit line of US $10 billion, grant assistance of US $600 million, and 50,000 scholarships for African students. The Summit was also marked by a greater emphasis on India-Africa cooperation at the global fora over UN reforms, climate change, and WTO negotiations.
The Summit was largely described as a success by the national and international media and India’s initiatives were widely welcomed. Indian think tanks also organised a number of conferences which typically began by talking about India and Africa’s shared history and India’s commitment to Africa’s development.
However, the ordinary African in India faced racial taunts and lived in fear of a mob attack. In less than six months after the Summit, this irony has been thoroughly exposed. It has reached such a stage that the Africa Day celebrations, organised by the government, faced protests from the African embassies following the brutal killing of a Congolese national in Delhi. The embassies initially refused to participate in the celebrations. Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj swiftly responded and assured of stringent action against the perpetrators. But the fundamental question is: why are Africans facing racial discrimination in the land of Tagore, Gandhi and Nehru in the first place?