{"id":114907,"date":"2021-06-25T19:40:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T14:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=114907"},"modified":"2021-06-25T19:40:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T14:10:26","slug":"india-africa-relations-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-africa-relations-2\/","title":{"rendered":"India-Africa relations &#8211; Explained, pointwise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b>Introduction<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Africa is considered a foreign policy priority by India. The Indian government has designed a forward-looking strategy to deepen India-Africa relations further. Even during the COVID-19 times, India took new initiatives to assist Africa through prompt dispatch of medicines and later vaccines.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The quantum of India-Africa trade<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"21\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"20\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the Confederation of Indian Industry, in 2020-21, India\u2019s exports to and imports from Africa stood, respectively, at $27.7 billion and $28.2 billion.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"21\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"21\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India\u2019s top five markets today are South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya and Togo. The countries from which India imports the most are South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Angola and Guinea.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"21\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"22\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">top three exports\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to Africa are\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mineral fuels and oils\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(processed petroleum products),\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pharmaceutical products and vehicles<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"21\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"23\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mineral fuels and oils<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, (essentially crude oil) and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pearls, precious or semi-precious stones\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are the top\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">imports\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">accounting for over 77% of our imports from Africa.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India\u2019s other engagements with African nations<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Apart from <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-india-africa-relation-and-trade-is-crucial-for-india-to-achieve-5-trillion-economic-goal-discuss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India-Africa trade relations<\/a>, India also engages in,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"24\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Peacekeeping missions<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Africa,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"25\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lending\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">support\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0African nations in\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">counter-terrorism operations<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Contributing to African institutions through\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">training and capacity-enhancing assistance<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"27\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further, India also established\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">communication with Africa at a political level<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"28\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India also provides\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aid for economic development\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the African continent<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What are the\u00a0latest Challenges\u00a0in India-Africa relations?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"23\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"29\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The impact of\u00a0COVID-19 in Africa<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0The latest economic data confirms\u00a0India\u2019s exports and imports\u00a0have\u00a0reduced 4.4% and 25% respectively\u00a0in 2020-21\u00a0compared\u00a0to the previous year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"23\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"30\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The third scramble<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: A recent\u00a0study, Engagement of External Powers in Africa;\u00a0Takeaways for India\u00a0showed, Africa experienced a sharpened international competition. This is known as\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018the third scramble\u2019<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"23\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A dozen nations from America, Europe and Asia have come forward to assist Africa in resolving the continent\u2019s political and social challenges. In return, they got benefits from Africa\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">markets, minerals, hydrocarbons and oceanic resources<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and thereby\u00a0an opportunity to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">expand their geopolitical influence<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"23\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">created competition and contestation\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">involving traditional and new players, especially the United States, the European Union (EU), China, Japan and India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"23\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"31\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The increased presence of China<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0China has successfully used the pandemic to expand its footprint by increasing the outflow of its vaccines.\u00a0Unfortunately, India\u2019s \u2018vaccine diplomacy\u2019 faced challenges like\u00a0COVID-19 second wave,\u00a0shortage of vaccine raw materials from the U.S., etc.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"23\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"32\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Geopolitical tensions\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Asia and the imperative to consolidate its position in the Indo-Pacific region have compelled India to\u00a0deviate from India-Africa relations. Instead, India\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">concentrated on its ties with the United Kingdom, the EU, and the Quad powers<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, particularly the U.S.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"23\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"33\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pending summits<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0The third India-Africa Forum Summit was held in 2015. The fourth summit, pending since last year. The summit is not even pushed in a virtual format.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Suggestions to improve India-Africa relations<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"34\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More engagement between India and Africa<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0For mutual benefit, Africa and India should remain optimally engaged. For instance,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conducting the fourth India-Africa Forum Summit<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Allocating\u00a0fresh financial resources\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for grants and concessional loans to Africa,\u00a0etc.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"35\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The promotion of economic relations demands a higher priority. India needs to impart 21st-century complexion (the third scramble and global competition) into India\u2019s African policy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"36\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tackling China in Africa<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Increased cooperation between India and its international allies is key to tackle China, both in Asia and elsewhere. For instance, the recent\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India-EU Summit\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">identified Africa as a region where a partnership-based approach will be followed<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This will limit Chinese plans in Africa.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source: \u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=GL08N0GV8.1&amp;imageview=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Hindu<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Africa is considered a foreign policy priority by India. The Indian government has designed a forward-looking strategy to deepen India-Africa relations further. Even during the COVID-19 times, India took new initiatives to assist Africa through prompt dispatch of medicines and later vaccines.\u00a0 The quantum of India-Africa trade According to the Confederation of Indian Industry,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-africa-relations-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">India-Africa relations &#8211; Explained, pointwise<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,9],"tags":[5269,8233,8234,6066],"class_list":["post-114907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-7-pm","category-public","tag-india-africa","tag-india-africa-forum-summit","tag-india-africa-trade","tag-india-eu-summit","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114907\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}