India in Africa

<p>This monograph examines India's rapidly expanding network of influence in Africa. The author analyzes the country's burgeoning public and private investments in the region as well as its policies vis-à-vis African regional organizations and individual states especially in the security sector. After reviewing the historic role that India has played in Africa the author looks at the principal motivations for India's approach to Africa-including the former's quests for the resources business opportunities diplomatic influence and security-and Africans' responses to it. In the context of the broader U.S.-India strategic partnership as well as American political and security interests in Africa India's willingness to make significant contributions to African peacekeeping and to extend its maritime security cover to the continent's eastern littoral ought to be welcomed not least because of the potential positive impact on regional stability and development. Consequently the author believes the opportunity thus presented in Africa for greater engagement between the United States and India ought to be seized upon.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>