of the relationship between his country and Africa. It comes at a time when India’s relationship with countries on the continent has been gaining momentum. This is shown by growing trade and investment, an increase in high level political engagement, and New Delhi articulating ten specific
The author switches between perspectives and dimensions of the relationship – temporal and thematic, geographic and historic, anecdotal and critical. Using an array of data sources, he presents a summary of key developments in the Africa-India relationship, first before and after 1947, and later from 2000 to 2019.
Bhatia’s primary aim appears to be underlining Africa’s importance to India’s foreign policy calculations.