India-Africa Defence Dialogue will be held on Tuesday on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The dialogue will explore new areas of convergence for mutual engagement, including in areas like capacity building, training, cyber security, maritime security and counter-terrorism. The broad theme of the dialogue is India-Africa: Adopting Strategy for Synergising and Strengthening Defence and Security Cooperation. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will host the Defence Ministers of African Nations.<br />'' <br />''India and Africa share close and historical ties. India's approach towards Africa is guided by the Kampala Principles enunciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018. The first-ever India-Africa Defence Ministers Conclave was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in conjunction with DefExpo in 2020.