India's development diplomacy and soft power in Africa

India's development diplomacy and soft power in Africa

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Bibliographic Details
Statement of responsibility:edited by Kenneth King and Meera Venkatachalam
Other Authors: King, Kenneth, 1940- (Editor) Venkatachalam, Meera, 1980- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk (GB) : James Currey, 2021
Physical Description:xxii, 219 Seiten : 24 cm
ISBN:9781847012746 (pbk) ; 1847012744
FIV classifikation:
RE (Africa (total)) ;
RI01.13 (India) ;
SB01 (International relations / process)
FIV-Subjects:
Indien ;
Afrika ;
Regionale Außenpolitik einzelner Staaten ;
Afrikapolitik ;
Außenpolitische Neuorientierung ;
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FIV-Aspects:
Modi, Narendra ;
Rechte (politisches Spektrum) ;
Capacity Building ;
Außenpolitische Interessen ;
Gesundheitshilfe (Auslandshilfe) ;
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Subjects (LCSH):
India > Foreign economic relations > Africa
Africa > Foreign economic relations > India
Genre:
Aufsatzsammlung
External Sources:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Summary:"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 growing influence of the political right. In this book scholars from India, Africa, Europe and North America show how India's soft power has been implemented by the diaspora, government and private sector. Research documents how India's 'aid' has been re-thought in major schemes such as e-global education and health, Gandhi statuary and Covid-19 diplomacy in Africa."