India and Francophone Africa Under Globalization

Contents: Introduction. 1. India and Francophone Africa-perspectives of development cooperation/Vanita Ray. 3. India\'s relations with Francophone Africa: Past experiences and new initiatives/Vidhan Pathak. 4. TEAM - 9: Assessing the Francophone - India Cooperation/Janardan. 5. India and China in Francophone Africa: A comparative perspective/Sanjukta Banerjee Bhattacharya. 6. France in Africa: A Pan-Africanist perspective/Owen Sichone. 7. India\'s economic relations with Francophone Africa: Innovative initiatives/R.R. Ramchandani. 8. Indo-Francophone West Africa energy and developmental sector: Issues, strategies and perspectives/Suresh Kumar. 9. Cote D\'Ivoire\'s Oil Diplomacy: Prospects and constraints for India/Sandipani Dash. 10. India\'s pharmaceutical exports to Francophone Africa: A study of emerging markets/Manendra V. Sahu. 11. Maritime Co-operation: India and Francophone territories of the Indian Ocean/K.R. Singh. 12. Colonial emigration of Indian indentured labour to the Francophone Islands in the Indian Ocean: Current implications/Leela Gujadhur Sarup. 13. Indian Diaspora in Francophone North and West Africa: Issues in development and linkages with India/Rajneesh Kumar Gupta. 14. Indian diaspora in Francophone Africa: A new driver of Indo-Francophone African Relations/Ajay Dubey.

"There are thirty African countries who are member of La Francophonie. African continent has the largest number of French speaking people totaling over 150 millions. This region also has around half a dozen exclusive Francophone regional organizations which have their own currency and institutions. India despite having a strong Indo-African relations, has little bilateral and multilateral interactions with most these francophone countries and regional entities. Under globalization these countries now enjoy greater openness in their international relations. The growing Indian economy and resource rich Francophone Africa have many economic complementarities which can be utilized for South-South cooperation. However, there is inadequate knowledge in India on Francophone Africa and on the operational dynamics of francophone regional groupings. This book is an outcome of a seminar jointly organized by Francophone African Studies Programme of School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and African Studies Association of India, New Delhi to address the above issues." (jacket)