UPSC CSE Mains 2015 · GS2

Increasing interest of India in Africa has its pro and cons. Critically examine.

Theme

T120 India & Africa: resources, digital partnership, influence

What UPSC asks in this theme

Cross-paper GS1–GS2: India's place in resource-rich Africa, India–Africa digital partnership, India's influence as Africa grows, and pros and cons of engagement.

What to cover

India–Africa Forum Summits, lines of credit, ITEC
Resources: oil, minerals; agriculture partnerships
Digital public infrastructure and health cooperation
African Union in G20
Comparison with China's approach

Writing the answer

Show partnership model (capacity-building) vs extraction

These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 4 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.

On the map

Map module 10: Neighbourhood & sea routes

More PYQs from this theme

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GS12014
How does India see its place in the economic space of rising natural resource rich Africa?

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