India in Africa
China’s increasing influence in Africa has attracted great attention in recent years. But Asia’s other rising power, India, is also becoming more active on this front, though the benefits for Africa remain uncertain.
China’s increasing influence in Africa has attracted great attention in recent years. But Asia’s other rising power, India, is also becoming more active on this front, as its economic links are moving beyond its traditional partners in the British Commonwealth. Indeed, India’s non-oil trade with West Africa currently stands at more than $3 billion and is rising fast, accounting for 1.2% of the country’s total foreign trade.
China’s increasing influence in Africa has attracted great attention in recent years. But Asia’s other rising power, India, is also becoming more active on this front, as its economic links are moving beyond its traditional partners in the British Commonwealth. Indeed, India’s non-oil trade with West Africa currently stands at more than $3 billion and is rising fast, accounting for 1.2% of the country’s total foreign trade.