In one of the first analyses of contemporary IndianAfrican relations, this detailed book draws upon a collection of case studies that explore interrelated topics such as trade, investment, development aid, civil society relations, security, and geopolitics. While China's relationship to Africa has been thoroughly examined, knowledge and analysis of India's role in Africa has until now been limited. This book fills the gap and compares and contrasts India to China’s role as a rising global power in the African continent.
Emma Mawdsleyis a senior lecturer in geography at Cambridge University and a fellow at Newnham College. She has written on critical development politics, including accounts of knowledge and power in transnational NGO networks, environmental issues, and politics in India.Gerard McCannis a lecturer in modern history at the University of York and a former fellow in transnational history at Oxford University.