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Modi's Ethiopia Visit Elevates Ties to Strategic Partnership

Modi's Ethiopia Visit Elevates Ties to Strategic Partnership

Above: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) meets with Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed (L) within the G20 Leaders Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. Image credit: G20 South Africa/Getty Images

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Ethiopia’s hosting of India’s PM translated into productive talks and concrete agreements. Abiy Ahmed presided over the signing of key pacts on customs cooperation, a data centre and U.N. peacekeeping training with India, underlining Ethiopia’s proactive diplomatic engagement and capacity-building goals. The visit showcased Ethiopia’s agency in shaping partnerships that span trade, technology, security and institutional strengthening, reinforcing the country’s standing on the regional and global stage.

The fanfare around the high-profile visit to Addis Ababa does not hide that Ethiopia is grappling with severe internal turmoil under Abiy Ahmed’s rule. Armed insurgencies continue in Oromia and Amhara, and peace in Tigray remains fragile with fears of renewed conflict. Human rights abuses and inter-communal violence persist, undermining stability and daily life far from diplomatic photo ops, and turning grand external engagements into distractions from pressing domestic crises.

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