Synergising India-Africa Contemporary Realities and Emerging Prospects

India-Africa relations have intensified across a range of sectors as a consequence of the India Africa Forum Summit process. Since India opened new diplomatic missions in Africa to expand its footprint it has engaged African countries on global issues such as climate change and health and worked to promote mutually beneficial trade and investment relationships. Over the years developmental cooperation between India and Africa has expanded and now India is considered a major partner for African states. Besides there is scope to deepen people-to-people contacts by promoting sports tourism and media-related ties. This book is a compilation of the themes (mentioned below) and attempts to offer a platform for a candid exchange of views.This book is an attempt to bring together academia strategic thinkers and policy makers from India and African countries to discuss and evaluate India’s partnership with Africa in various sectors and explore new emerging areas of cooperation to further strengthen India-Africa ties. This book primarily focuses on six themes related to India and Africa— Enhancing cooperation on global Issues Indian Diaspora in Africa: Role and their contribution Agenda 2063 and taking Stock of India-Africa development partnership India-Africa cooperation on maritime security Deepening people-to-people Connect between India and Africa Enhancing India-Africa trade and investment linkages India-Africa cooperation for security stability and sustainability: Energy Environment Food and Health Security and recent developments: IAFS-IV and the Way Forward.This book also emphasises on various contemporary issues of India-Africa relationship and its orientation in contemporary times. Together eminent experts of the domain foreign policy officers senior professors research scholars and students have met the objectives that focus on how to deliberate on the significance and importance of India-Africa partnerships.¦ To dissect the diverse facets of engagements of global and other major powers in influencing India-Africa relationships.¦ To analyse the opportunities and challenges for India-Africa relationships.¦ To synthesise views from diverse sources understand geo-strategic political economic socio-cultural dimensions and intricacies of the Indo-Africa region in the post COVID world.