Research On India’s Aid Policy And Effectiveness In Africa Since The 21st Century

After the Second World War,foreign aid became an important means for the capitalist and socialist camps led by the United States and the Soviet Union to win over third world countries,expanding their diplomatic space by providing economic resources and ensuring the realization of national strategies.The connotation of foreign aid is extremely rich.It absorbs the idea of "mutually beneficial cooperation" from the perspective of idealistic theory,embodies the core view of realist theory that "interests are the essence of politics",and also proves through practice that the social exchange theory "recipient countries have peace." "The advantages of the donor countries’ negotiations".These theoretical theories not only include humanitarian pursuits,but also reflect that national interests are the eternal standard for judging and leading political actions in real politics.In practice,foreign aid was initially implemented in the military field to help warring parties of strategic significance.With the changes in the international situation and the continuous development of foreign aid practices,the scope of aid continues to expand,beyond the narrow scope of foreign aid in the past.At the same time,more and more aid subjects have emerged in the international community,and past aid recipient countries have become emerging aid countries,playing an increasingly important role.India-Africa relations have a long historical origin,and the people of the two regions have interacted closely at the political,economic,and social and cultural levels.India’s independence promoted the African National Liberation Movement and the struggle against racial discrimination,and the non-aligned movement launched later also had a profound impact in Africa.India’s aid to Africa is an earlier process,but in the early stage,limited by its own strength and its diplomatic strategy focusing on neighboring countries,the strength and scope of its aid to Africa was very limited.After the Cold War,India carried out economic liberalization reforms,and its foreign policy served to expand foreign markets and promote economic development.African countries have political stability and rapid economic development.India has strengthened political exchanges and economic cooperation with African countries through foreign aid.In practice,India adheres to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence,takes Gandhi’s humanism and Nehru’s non-alignment ideas as the guiding ideology for foreign aid,and actively shares its own economic reform experience,focusing on the priorities of recipient countries and attaching importance to capabilities.Construction,with aid as an important means of expanding influence in African countries.Due to long-term colonial rule,continuous internal conflicts,and sluggish economic development,the African region has become the main area for the international community to provide foreign aid.This article sorts out the main content of India’s aid to Africa from the political,economic,cultural,and military levels by combing through the course of India’s aid to Africa and the adjustment of India’s foreign policy after World War II,and summarizes the characteristics of India’s aid to Africa accordingly.“Non-political”features,pragmatic features,multilateral cooperation features,and competitive features.An in-depth analysis of the motivations for India’s aid to Africa.India has always hoped to become a world power,seeking African countries’ support for India’s entry into permanent residence,and treating the Indian Ocean as its own."Inner Lake" to ensure the realization of the strategic goals of the Indian Ocean region;to open the African market and realize the great economic and social development of India;to expand energy channels to ensure India’s energy security;to unite the Indian diaspora in Africa,to promote the development of the Indian diaspora in Africa,and to maintain the relationship between the two sides It also evaluates the effectiveness of India’s aid to Africa from different perspectives,and provides reference value for China’s aid to Africa in the future.