NEW DELHI: India has its task cut out in Africa – to gain the advantage lost to China. New Delhi has at last realised the immense potential Africa offers and has organised the first India-Africa conference which formally begins on Monday, though the summit is slated for March 8, 2009.
Unfortunately, the focus on Africa is more of an after-thought triggered by Chinas growing reach and clout in the continent. Last year, China went on a massive publicity blitz when it organised the China-Africa summit in Beijing.
Indias traditional links with African countries go back much further than Chinas. During Indias anti-colonial struggle, several African countries were also going through similar movements to gain independence. Mahatma Gandhis role in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa is now part of history. In the first decade of Indias independence, links with Africa remained intact, but gradually, as India itself faced domestic problems, interest in far away Africa waned.
Now however, much of this has changed. Africa is one of the richest continents whether in oil, gas, minerals, diamonds, and Indian industries are spreading their wings there. The...
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