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This book demonstrates the changing dynamics of India's engagement with Africa, focusing on trade, investment, official development assistance, capacity building activities and the diaspora. It also examines its impact at the economic, political and societal levels with respect to governance, democratic structures, education and health. India has competitive edge of historical goodwill and it is one of the most important countries engaging Africa in the 21st Century. For Africa, India has emerged from an aid recipient country to a major aid provider but on a basis of partnership model. The book provides a contemporary analysis and assessment of Indo-Africa relations, bringing together contributions from the Global South and from the North that explore whether the relationship is truly 'mutually beneficial'.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction: A Long-standing Relationship.- Chapter 2. India-Africa Relations: Historical Goodwill and a Vision for the Future.- Chapter 3. Indian Investors Seeking Markets and Business Prospects.- Chapter 4. India's Pursuit of Investment Opportunities in Africa.- Chapter 5. The Importance of Africa in India's Energy Security.- Chapter 6. India's Economic Diplomacy In Africa.- Chapter 7. The Indian Diaspora as a Heritage Resource in Indo-African Relations.- Chapter 8. Conclusion.
About the author
Ajay Kumar Dubey is the Director of UGC Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He has more than two decades of post graduate teaching and research experience. He has about 9 published books to his credit along with several dozen research papers published in research journals of international repute. He is the Editor in Chief of three international research journals, Africa Review and Diaspora Studies (by Routledge, London) and Insight on Africa (by Sage Publications). He is currently the Secretary General of African Studies Association of India (ASA India), and President of Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI International). His areas of interest are International Relations, African Affairs, Diaspora Studies, Indian Migration, Indo-African Relations, Development Issues and Political Science.
Aparajita Biswas is a professor and former director of Centre for African Studies, University of Mumbai. She is currently the President of ASA India. Her areas of interest include African Studies/International Relations /India-Africa Relations/Indian Ocean region / South and Southern Africa/ Energy Security issues.
Contributors:
Chris Alden, Professor, International Relations, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
Aparajita Biswas, Professor, Centre for African Studies (CAS), University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Ajay Dubey, Director, UGC Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India
Raj Verma, Visiting Fellow, International Relations, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
Ian
Taylor, Professor in International Relations and African Politics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
Summary
This book demonstrates the changing dynamics of India’s engagement with Africa, focusing on trade, investment, official development assistance, capacity building activities and the diaspora. It also examines its impact at the economic, political and societal levels with respect to governance, democratic structures, education and health. India has competitive edge of historical goodwill and it is one of the most important countries engaging Africa in the 21st Century. For Africa, India has emerged from an aid recipient country to a major aid provider but on a basis of partnership model. The book provides a contemporary analysis and assessment of Indo-Africa relations, bringing together contributions from the Global South and from the North that explore whether the relationship is truly ‘mutually beneficial’.
