India

India
Population:	1,147,995,904
GDP (Purchasing power parity):	$2.966 trillion
Debt:	$149.2 billion
Overview:	With Indian diplomats like Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor and former Ambassador to Ethiopia Gurjit Singh giving Africa a higher profile in Delhi, India has agreed to provide $5.4 bn. in concessional finance for African projects. Outbid at most turns by other state-owned Asian companies, ONGC Videsh is still looking to make a big investment in the Gulf of Guinea.

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Vol 3 No 3
January 2010

Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Vice-President, India

Vol 3 No 2
December 2009

It's not over until it's over

After winning back its oil acreage, South Korea offers pipelines, a power station and negotiations with its commercial rivals

Vol 3 No 2
December 2009

New men for a new push

A new team of Africa policymakers in Delhi is helping companies and banks to expand their investments on the continent

Vol 3 No 2
December 2009

Grease for the wheels of friendship

At the India-Africa Hydrocarbon Conference in Delhi on 8 December, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna preached the benefits of 'a close alignment on major international issues and an abundance of socio-political goodwill'. Some 15 African countries...

Vol 3 No 1
November 2009

An electric strategy

India is launching its own mini-offensive in the electricity sector, following Chinese-style financing and contracting practices. On 29 October, New Delhi announced a new US$263 million credit line to finance two new hydroelectric dams and an urban railwa...

Vol 3 No 1
November 2009

Rajiv Sawhney

Chief Executive Officer, Essar Communications

Vol 2 No 12
October 2009

Shashi Tharoor

Former Minister of State, External Affairs, India

Vol 2 No 11
September 2009

Telecoms domination in three fell swoops

Financial and communication technology are powering major Indian deals

Vol 2 No 11
September 2009

Nuclear-fuelled relations

New Delhi made one of its most important energy and resource deals in Africa on 31 August, signing an accord with the Namibian government to allow for trade in uranium to supply India's energy-starved electricity sector. Memorandums of understanding signe...

Vol 2 No 11
September 2009

Srinath Narasimhan

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