President Murmu makes first-ever Indian Presidential visit to Botswana, addresses its National Assembly
President Droupadi Murmu held talks with Botswana's President Duma Gideon Boko in Gaborone and addressed Botswana's National Assembly on 12 November 2025, during the first-ever visit by an Indian President to Botswana, the final leg of her State Visit to Angola and Botswana.
Summary
President Murmu reached Gaborone on 11 November, and President Boko said it was the first State Visit Botswana had hosted from any country since he took office. In one-to-one and delegation-level talks, the two sides agreed to expand cooperation in trade and investment, agriculture, renewable energy, health, education, skills, defence and digital technology, and Murmu thanked Botswana for agreeing to send cheetahs to India. Addressing the National Assembly, received by Speaker Dithapelo L. Keorapetse, she said India's vision of 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047 and Africa's 'Agenda 2063' offer an opportunity for close collaboration. The release noted that the Assembly is advised by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, a council of tribal chiefs.
Key facts
- Visit
- First-ever Indian Presidential visit to Botswana
- Tour
- State Visit to Angola and Botswana
- Botswana President
- Duma Gideon Boko
- Assembly Speaker
- Dithapelo L. Keorapetse
- Linked visions
- Viksit Bharat 2047; Africa's Agenda 2063
- Advisory council
- Ntlo ya Dikgosi (tribal chiefs)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
President Droupadi Murmu's State Visit in November 2025, which included the first-ever Indian Presidential visit to Botswana, covered which two countries?
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Correct answer: A — Angola and Botswana
Botswana was the final leg of the President's State Visit to Angola and Botswana.
Which council of tribal chiefs advises Botswana's National Assembly, which President Murmu addressed on 12 November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Ntlo ya Dikgosi
The President's Secretariat noted that the National Assembly is advised by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, a council of tribal chiefs.
In her address to Botswana's National Assembly, President Murmu linked India's 'Viksit Bharat 2047' vision with which African Union framework?
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Correct answer: B — Agenda 2063
She said Viksit Bharat by 2047 and Africa's Agenda 2063 offer an opportunity for active collaboration.