Dynamics of Extractive Resources in Africa: Prospects for India

This book is a geo-strategic study of hydrocarbon, metal and mineral resources in Africa. It showcases India’s efforts to project itself as a key player in the extractive-resource partnership with African countries. It studies trends in India-Africa resource engagement: India’s oil partnership with Nigeria, natural gas partnership with Mozambique, diamond partnership with Botswana, partnership on uranium with Namibia and partnership with Senegal vis-à-vis the phosphate sector in the African country. It views the possible transformation in the engagement between India and Africa where extractive resources are concerned. It emphasises the need for inking partnerships with African resource industries based on a country-specific approach, as some countries function in a structurally differentiated and decentralised manner while other operate in a monolithic/centralised manner.