Online published on 6 September, 2018.
In recent years, India's development partnership in Africa has acquired new momentum. Historically, it has developed close relations with African counterparts through bilateral, regional and multilateral initiatives. Japan too has been engaged in various projects in Africa as part of its Offi cial Development Assistance including TICAD. The development cooperation of the two countries is in line with Africa's Agenda 2063, which aims to accelerate the continent's economic growth. Some of the key areas of cooperation within the framework of the AAGC are agriculture, education, healthcare, human resource development and skills enhancement, information technology and infrastructure. Capitalising on the existing synergy, New Delhi and Tokyo should jointly follow a demand-driven approach in choosing development projects, expanding networks among think tanks from Asia and Africa and focus on human resource and capacity building.
