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5 July 2016,

Indian PM Set To Embark On 4-Nation Africa Tour

An article by Rajrishi Singhal, Senior Geoeconomics Fellow, Gateway House, was referenced and quoted by the Tanzania Daily News, and inSerbia.

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Below is the reference in the Tanzania Daily news,

According to an article first published by Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations, the present renewed outreach is also unabashedly about business and a good example of geo-politics combining with geoeconomics. India views Africa as a promising market for Indian goods, services and investments. So far though, any followup on promises had remained anaemic.

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Below is the quote in inSerbia,

Rajrishi Singhal, the Senior Geoeconomics Fellow at Mumbai-based think-tank Gateway House, has said that India considers Africa as a promising market for Indian goods, services and investments. “This is evident in the Modi government’s recent concerted focus on the India-Africa relationship – high profile visits by top Indian leaders to African countries, a recasting of India’s development diplomacy and an attempt to match action to past promises,” he added.

Singhal explained that Prime Minister Modi has been trying hard to strengthen political and trade ties with different African countries, as he knows that India needs those countries’ backing to get membership of the UN Security Council. India also wants to form a united front of emerging and poor economies at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Read the full article here.