Old ties could lead to a bright future
Zambia's relations with India go back a century to colonial
rule under Britain, when people from the subcontinent were
recruited by the colonial authorities as civil servants and others
set up trading networks in southern and eastern Africa. Although
much smaller than the Indian community in Kenya, Indians
in Zambia have played a bigger political role and have also been
important commercially.They could become more important still
as the Indian government is committed to working more closely
with them as it moves to boost its relations with Africa....
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