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This chapter proposes a novel perspective on India’s distinct engagement with Africa through evidence-based case studies. From relatively unexplored Portuguese-speaking Mozambique and Francophone Senegal, the studies offer reflections on the diverse and unconventional resources India mobilizes to create a distinct place for itself in a competitive aid field. It uses and moulds history, perceptions, common ideologies, and institutional and noninstitutional resources to engage bilaterally with its African partners based on common and complementary interests. The prominent use of the private sector in synergy with the overall foreign policy is specific to India’s cooperation with countries in Africa. The chapter underscores that India’s engagement is a mix of pragmatic realities laced with moral discourse, the sustainability of which is dependent on growing African agency.
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Jain, P., Marcondes, D. (2017). Malleable Identities and Blurring Frontiers of Cooperation: Reflections from India’s “Distinct” Engagement with Senegal and Mozambique. In: Bergamaschi, I., Moore, P., Tickner, A. (eds) South-South Cooperation Beyond the Myths. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53969-4_2
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