(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: India and The World - Indo-African Relations
India & The World
::Indo-African Relations::
Question : What shift Africa encountered in the recent years?
Answer :
- Violence conflicts are coming to an end
- Establishment of peace and stability
- Military coups and counter-coups are thing of the past
- Multi-party democracy has started
- Regular elections become a common feature
- Governance and transparency issues are being addressed in a serious manner.
Question: What are the similar agenda on both the sides?
Answer :
- Reforming united nations
- Expansion of the security council
- Takes on climate change
- Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations.
Question : What are the success steps?
Answer :
- Africa forum summit, 2008
- Joint action plan at continental lend
- Pan-African e-network project
- Defense, corporate sector plays a vital role.
Question : What is the way forward to improve the relations?
Answer :
- India’s participation in manufacturing hub of Africa
- Increased FDI from India
- Role of Academics and universities
- Media’s role in general awareness
- Speedy implementation of the identified projects
- Promising area of Agriculture needs a new focus and sustained action.
