Indie - "wschodzące" mocarstwo XXI wieku w Afryce

• Authors: Jakub Zajączkowski

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India - "emerging" superpower of the 21st century in Africa

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Paradoxicall y, following the end of the Cold War, India has been able to conduct an independent foreign policy in Africa. This can be seen in the evolution of relations with countries of the continent. Non-alignment has been replaced by the so-called new non-alignment. Its essence is the focus on economic issues in relations with African nations Non-alignment should therefore not exclude cooperation with other powers and countries of the North on issues such as terrorism and poverty. In addition, India wishes to act as a bridge between the North and South. The examples above are indication of a reorientation of Indian foreign policy. The consequences of these changes have been considerable, as the shift away from the Nehruvian approach to relations with the African states. These processes were accompanied by an evolution in India's negotiating style, whose new feature was the ability to say 'yes' and be open to cooperation. India has proven that it is capable of constructive action in international fora. The new strategy towards Africa should be analyzed in the context of new Indian international strategy. At the turn of the 21st century, India has applied geo-economic instruments and soft power in order to achieve its major-power aspirations. Indians believe that security issues require a broad and comprehensive concept of secu- rity, which takes into account the military, economic, ecological and social dimension of security. This was pointed out by an Indian researcher, P. R. Rajeswari, whose article 'From Geo-Politics to Geo-Economics' not only stresses the role of the economic factor in shaping a country's foreign policy, but also proclaims the decline of geopolitics and asserts the growing role of geo-economics in international relations. In the context of India, Smitha Radhakrishnan adds that the economy and knowledge have become the key attributes of 'new India's new strategy'. Trade policy along with its instruments have also been determining India's foreign policy to an increasing extent. The geopolitical and geo-economic situation following the Cold War and the global economic crisis have determined India's foreign policy in Africa. Understanding the ambitious, though occasionally ineffective actions taken by India in the field of foreign policy, with its determinants, assumptions, objectives and focus, appears to be justified and valuable, considering that India plays more important role in Africa.

Keywords

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India; Indian international strategy; Africa

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Politycznych, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Forum Politologiczne
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 13 - "Stare" i "nowe" mocarstwa w Afryce - stygmaty kulturowe, religijne, polityczne, ekonomiczne i społeczne
• Pages: 181-212

Contributors

author

Jakub Zajączkowski

• Wydział Dziennikarstwa i Nauk Politycznych Uniwersytet Warszawski

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