... economies, it’s a natural point of convergence between Russia’s and India’s economic interests and would add hefty weight to the African component of their Neo-NAM. Just like Russia, India, and China coordinate through RICs, so too could Russia, India, and South Africa coordinate through a special format in the proposed Neo-NAM.
Concluding Thoughts
The New Cold War is intensifying across all dimensions, especially across the economic domain after the U.S. unveiled its B3W and the EU just announced its complementary ...
... that the French navy take control of the Cabo Delgado coastal waters and the gas area to get the terror listing lifted quickly, and maintain control for some years to come. But it would be possible to carry out joint patrols with the Mozambican, South Africa and Indian navies.”
Expanding Hard Power Footprint
Dmitry Borisov:
The Dragon in Djibouti: the Shifting Tides of China’s Strategy
Putting two and two together, namely India’s existing patrols with France and South Africa in the Mozambique Channel as ...
.... India–Africa Trade Hit $70.25 billion 2012-2013. 14 April 2014.
http://www.africancargonews.com/&p=596
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. Five-Fold Increase in India–Africa Trade: Minister. India–Africa Connect. March 9–11, 2014. New Delhi.
http://www.indiaafricaconnect.in/index.php?param=news/5805/india-africa-conclave/120
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. India, Angola to Sign Deal on Hydrocarbon Sector.
http://www.indiaafricaconnect.in/index.php?param=news/497/business-industry/107
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. India. Mozambique to Discuss Cooperation ...
... the country. And the most powerful nation on the African continent as an ally on the other side of the Atlantic is highly beneficial to Brazil. In 2003 Brazil came up with the initiative to work out a mechanism of tripartite consultations with South Africa and India – the so-called “group of three”. After the establishment of the BRIC it was Brazil that made substantial diplomatic efforts to invite South Africa to the membership in the club, what actually happened before the third summit of ...