ABSTRACT

Since the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Horn of Africa has undergone significant change. Presence of extra-regional powers has transformed the region into a strategic pivot of the Indian Ocean. But fractured societies of the region are in acute need of sustainable peace. Curiously, India’s engagements with the Horn have been confined to peacekeeping operations and anti-piracy patrols. As a member of the United Nations Security Council in 2021 and 2022, India could do more. Against this backdrop, this article examines the salience of the Horn of Africa as a strategic pivot. It assesses the challenges and opportunities for engaging a region that is steeped in geopolitics but yearns for sustainable peace. It seeks to develop a framework for India’s engagement in the Horn of Africa by evaluating the complementarities between the United Nations agenda of sustaining-peace and India’s vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region.

摘要

自 21 世纪初以来，非洲之角发生了重大变化。区域外大国的存在使该地区成为印度洋的战略枢纽。但该地区支离破碎的社会迫切需要可持续的和平。奇怪的是，印度与“号角”的接触仅限于维和行动和反海盗巡逻。作为 2021 年和 2022 年联合国安理会成员，印度可以做得更多。在此背景下，本文考察了非洲之角作为战略支点的显着性。它评估了与一个沉浸在地缘政治但渴望可持续和平的地区接触的挑战和机遇。