NEW DELHI: India and Egypt have given the bilateral relationship a leg-up by taking ties to the strategic level. This was agreed upon when Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations this year, held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A host of agreements were also signed. At a time China is looking to expand its footprint in Africa, what does elevating ties with a key Arab nation there mean? In this episode of ‘Simply Nitin’, StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale looks at the key facets of India-Egypt relationship and how upgrading ties makes business and diplomatic sense.