INDIA'S BREWING SUPPORT FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

India has developed high expertise to train its engineers and technocrats with the latest technology. This has made India one of the fast growing industrialised countries in Asia. There are several industries currently operating such as iron and steel works, engineering and fertiliser plants, oil refineries, power stations and factories making motor vehicles, aircrafts and other machines. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern African Development community (SADC) are some of the least industrialised of the worlds' macro regions. In addition, Africa still accounts for just over one per cent of world industries. Along with other parts of Africa the COMESA and the SADC regions are very rich in minerals, man power and energy. They need assistance from outside to boost their economy by promoting different industries such as agro-processing, steel, plastic, fibre optics etc. The book highlights India's present economic status and focuses on her existing foreign policies for Africa. The book examines the existing India-COMESA and India-SADC partnership and recommends augmenting number of industries in countries within the COMESA and SADC regions.