India's Development Diplomacy & Soft Power in Africa

Since independence india has deployed its soft power in africa, with educational aid and capacity-building at the heart of its africa policy. however, following economic liberalisation and in a quest for greater global influence, india's geopolitics have changed. the country's discourse on africa has shifted from the mantras of post-colonial solidarity and south-south cooperation, and there is now a growing sense of indian exceptionalism, as the country reimagines its past and future against the...See More