“When it comes to economic development, we watch China – and Russia to a lesser degree – but China deploy their economic toolkit. AdvertisementPERCEPTION BURDENWhile India trails the Asian giant in terms of infrastructure investment in Africa, the country doesn’t carry the perception burden that China has. Before Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the ten ‘guiding principles’ on relations with Africa. “We will continue to intensify and deepen our engagement with Africa. “India's own quest for reforms in the global institutions is incomplete without an equal place for Africa.

Source: Daily Nation July 16, 2020 09:10 UTC