IAFS III: There is great interest in collaborating with India
The Third India Africa Forum Summit is being held in New Delhi from October 26-29, 2015. The mood in Africa around the Summit is evident as, for the first time, all 54 countries have representations....
View ArticleIndia-Africa: realigning policies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned to Africa, with a grand India Africa Forum Summit (IAFS III) in New Delhi this week, which has the potential to reset India-Africa ties and give an impetus to...
View ArticleCan India allay Africa’s IPR fears?
Among the most telling examples of India’s soft power in Africa is the popularity of its low-cost generic medicines. But this may soon change if India buckles under pressure from the U.S. to overhaul...
View ArticleAfrica: diplomatic flavour of 2016?
Five months after the third India-Africa Forum Summit ended in Delhi, a valid question to examine is: where does this relationship stand now, and where is it heading? The last week of October 2015...
View ArticleIs India’s Africa policy working?
“…Africa will be at the top of our priorities,”[1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address in the Ugandan parliament on 25 July 2018. Four years into the present government’s five-year term,...
View ArticleThis time for Africa
Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia offers, in a capsule, a masterly dissertation of India’s relationship with Africa with thoughtful strategic choices for India in the 21st century. Drawn heavily from his...
View ArticleIndia-Africa: Changing Horizons
There is a need to address the dragon in the room and answer the question: how do the policies and strategies of China and India compare as far as the African theatre is concerned? It is best to begin...
View ArticleTime for Compact with Africa 2.0
G20, the world’s premier forum for dialogue and cooperation on international economic and financial issues, is set to evolve further under India’s presidency. Fifteen years after it held its first...
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