India and Africa's Partnership

Ajay Kumar Dubey is the Director of UGC Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He has more than two decades of post graduate teaching and research experience. He has about 9 published books to his credit along with several dozen research papers published in research journals of international repute. He is the Editor in Chief of three international research journals, Africa Review and Diaspora Studies (by Routledge, London) and Insight on Africa (by Sage Publications). He is currently the Secretary General of African Studies Association of India (ASA India), and President of Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI International). His areas of interest are International Relations, African Affairs, Diaspora Studies, Indian Migration, Indo-African Relations, Development Issues and Political Science.  Aparajita Biswas is a professor and former director of Centre for African Studies, University of Mumbai. She is currently the President of ASA India. Her areas of interest include African Studies/International Relations /India-Africa Relations/Indian Ocean region / South and Southern Africa/ Energy Security issues.Contributors:  Chris Alden, Professor, International Relations, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK Aparajita Biswas, Professor, Centre for African Studies (CAS), University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India Ajay Dubey, Director, UGC Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India Raj Verma, Visiting Fellow, International Relations, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK IanTaylor, Professor in International Relations and African Politics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK

• Chapter 1. Introduction: A Long-standing Relationship.- Chapter 2. India-Africa Relations: Historical Goodwill and a Vision for the Future.- Chapter 3. Indian Investors Seeking Markets and Business Prospects.- Chapter 4. India’s Pursuit of Investment Opportunities in Africa.- Chapter 5. The Importance of Africa in India’s Energy Security.- Chapter 6. India’s Economic Diplomacy In Africa.- Chapter 7. The Indian Diaspora as a Heritage Resource in Indo-African Relations.- Chapter 8. Conclusion.