Shankar, Shobana

Gambling on Africa: India and the moral dilemmas facing the global South - Economic & Political Weekly - 59(28), Jul 13, 2024: p.13-16

India’s vision to lead the global South turns on its relationship with Africa. Yet, the historical relationship between India and African nations has not always proceeded the way Indian leaders anticipated, owing to tensions over issues such as economic development, nuclearisation, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. This article examines the fluid and flexible web of relationships between Africa and India as a mirror of the greater global South, which is a shapeshifting and slippery world.- Reproduced

https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/28/commentary/gambling-africa.html



India–Africa Relations, Global South, Moral Dilemmas, Economic Development, Nuclearisation, Israeli–Palestinian Conflict, South–South Cooperation, Foreign Policy, Strategic Partnerships, Historical Tensions, Diplomatic Challenges, Fluid Geopolitics