The GreenCo model represents a practical solution that recognises and supports the development of the regional power pools. ...
The Western Indian Ocean region’s geographical proximity and its rich natural resources, provides India with a great opportunity to increase its maritime security cooperation with African countries. ...
The technologies of the 4IR will increasingly blur the lines between the physical and the digital and exponentially increase the speed and efficiency with which we engage in the production and consumption of goods and services. ...
African millennials need strategies to position themselves in such a way that they are able to take advantage of rather than suffer from the effects of 4IR. ...
Policymakers at the highest level in India needs to take cognizance of these developments in Africa, and take appropriate recourse to secure equity stakes in some of the key financial institutions in the continent. India may either secure direct equity or use its development financial ...
All eyes will be focused on the reaction of the opposition, the stance of the military, gestures from the President-elect and reaction of the international community for clarity around whether political tensions will escalate to crisis levels or simmer down. ...
India’s own experiences and challenges with regard to food security should be the central pillar of India’s development cooperation with Africa. ...
Whether China will be able to implement its commitments at a fast pace and accord priority to important areas of cooperation will ultimately depend on China’s bilateral relations with individual African countries. Although FOCAC action plans outline cooperation projects multilaterally between China and several African ...
One thing is clear: gig-based companies must embrace their responsibilities and treat their external workforce, which often sit at the heart of their business models, with dignity and respect. ...
Time and again, leaders from the global South have reaffirmed that people comes first and they should actively participate in the formulation and implementation of public policies, allowing for free, fair, and sustainable development. This ‘people centric’ approach is what defines and sets South-South Cooperation ...
As Africa begins to re-emerge as a chessboard for global powers, it is in the mutual interests of Africa and Asia to forge stronger alliances. ...
The many success stories of Indian LOC funded projects, which has been welcomed positively by Africa, indicates the point that African countries have over the years remained the primary beneficiary of Indian development assistance through LOCs. ...
Stability is currently a prized characteristic of African governmentality: it has become the desirable state-of-being for African governments to exist in, prized by foreign governments, aid organisations, multilateral agencies and wealthy corporations. ...
Understanding the phenomenal increase in China’s exports to Africa — particularly manufactured exports — is imperative. ...
Questions of relevance have come to the fore with the decision by three African countries — Burundi, South Africa and Gambia — to withdraw from the ICC.
Mitu Sengupta is a Full Professor with the Department of Politics and Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is also a Visiting Professor at the Council for Social Development (CSD) and Senior Adjunct Fellow at Research andInformation Systems for Developing ...
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Mitu Sengupta is a Full Professor with the Department of Politics and Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is also a Visiting Professor at the Council for Social Development (CSD) and Senior Adjunct Fellow at Research andInformation Systems for Developing ...
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