Interconnectivity of India, Kenya, and Vancouver: A Detailed Essay

This essay examines the interconnectivity between India, Kenya, and Vancouver, highlighting their surprising connections despite geographical separation. It explores the trade relations between India and Kenya, including the India-Kenya trade agreement, and the significant Indian investments in Kenya. The essay also discusses the long-standing bilateral relations between Canada and India, emphasizing cultural ties and the presence of South Asian communities. It concludes by emphasizing the shared commonalities among the three regions, including trade, cultural exchange, and historical links, demonstrating that these countries are more connected than they may seem at first glance. The essay utilizes various sources to support its claims.

Running Head: INTERCONNECTIVITY OF KENYA, INDIA AND VANCOUVER
Interconnectivity of India, Kenya and Vancouver
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The countries India, Africa and Canada are all in different continents. India is in the
continent of Asia, Kenya is in the continent of Africa and Vancouver is in the continent of North
America. They do not seem to have any much similarity when looked from above but if studied
in in-depth these countries are more connected than can be imagined. The interconnectivity of
these three countries will be studied in this essay.
Kenya and India are maritime neighbors. The visits between Kenya and India have
increased in the past few years because of the trade relations that exists between both the
countries. There are a lot of Indians reside in the eastern part of Africa (Campbell, 2013).
Ancient Greek authors had written about the presence of the Indians in Africa. There are
evidences of a trade relation existing between the Swahili coast and the India. India and Kenya
both share a common legacy when it comes to colonial rules. India established its first office of
the Commissioner for British East Africa residents in Nairobi in the year 1948. There is a
bilateral trade relation that exists between India and Kenya. An India-Kenya trade agreement was
signed by both the countries in the year 1981; under that contract both countries stated each other
as their most favorable trade partner (Henry et al., 2013). The major Indian export to Kenya
includes petroleum products, steel products, pharmaceuticals, yarn, machinery, yam, power
transmission equipment and vehicles. According to the official report by the Kenya Investment
Authority, the second largest investor in Kenya is India (Hye, M. A., & Lau, 2015). The money
invested by the Indians in Kenya has created a lot of jobs for the Kenyans. The pharmaceuticals
companies of India have a major presence in Kenya. A Joint Business Council was set up by the
Federation of the Indian Chambers in the year. This is how the countries of India and Kenya are
connected.

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Canada and India have long term bilateral relations. These relations are built on the
common values of democracy, strong interpersonal connections and pluralism. Canada hosts the
largest number of South Asian communities, approximately 5.6% of the Canadians are of the
Indian Heritage (Konar et al., 2013). There are also deep political and cultural ties that exist
between India and Canada. These relations that exist between both the countries are growing
stronger because of the agreements and Memorandum of Understanding that both the countries
have signed. India is one the fastest growing communities of the world. Canada’s commercial
urgencies in India are directed at India’s policy aims and segments where Canada has a relative
advantage (Downie & Baylis, 2013).
This essay concludes that the three countries being located at the other end of world are
not much different form each other. These countries share a lot in common. There are trade
relations, both Kenya and Canada are home to a lot of Indians and there are cultural and
geographical similarities as well.

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