Curtain Raiser Held for India-Africa Business Dialogue & Exhibition to be held on sidelines of 4th India-Africa Forum Summit

• A Curtain Raiser for the India-Africa Business Dialogue (IABD) & Exhibition was held on 13 May 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, chaired by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal.
• The IABD will run on the sidelines of the 4th India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) to be held in New Delhi, 28–31 May 2026, jointly with the African Union Commission.
• UPSC relevance: GS-II (India and its neighbourhood / groupings involving India), GS-III (external sector, trade & investment). It tests aspirants on India-Africa economic diplomacy, the IAFS process, and Global South leadership.