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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">14271</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>ARTICLES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>СТАТЬИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="zh"><subject></subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">African policy of Delhi and Indian community in Africa: current status</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Африканская политика Дели и индийские общины в странах Африки: современное состояние</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Usov</surname><given-names>Vyacheslav Alexandrovich</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Усов</surname><given-names>Вячеслав Александрович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>usovva@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Institute of African Studies of RAS</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт Африки РАН</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2016-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2016</year></pub-date><volume>16</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Africa in International Relations</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Африка в системе международных отношений</issue-title><fpage>226</fpage><lpage>235</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2016-11-29"><day>29</day><month>11</month><year>2016</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2016, Usov V.A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2016, Усов В.А.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2016</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Usov V.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Усов В.А.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/14271">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/14271</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article is devoted to a changing nature of India-Africa relations and a role of Indian Diaspora in Africa. Indian Diaspora in African countries for many years was regarded by the Indian government more as a stumbling block for development India-Africa relations than as a source of opportunities. New policy to Diaspora was elaborated in the very beginning of 2000s but it was Narendra Modi, Indian prime-minister from 2014, who started promoting Diaspora as one of the priority in his international agenda. Indian government initiated in October 2015 third India-Africa Forum-Summit which happened to be much larger event than two previous forum summits in 2008 and 2011. However energetic policy of N. Modi has not brought India-Africa relations to a new level yet. While planned visit of N. Modi to a number of African countries in July 2016 is seen as a step to achieve this goal, his meetings with representatives of Indian communities in these African countries could be regarded as a sign of a new approach to the Indian Diaspora as “Ambassadors of India”. That could bring some controversy as many South African Indians consider themselves only citizens of their country and no more. Besides, the Indian government should take all necessary measures to prevent racist attacks against Africans in India which greatly tarnish the Indian image in the eyes of Africans.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>С момента получения независимости Индией и африканскими странами наличие крупных индийских общин в странах континента служило постоянным источником беспокойства для индийских властей, видящих в этих общинах скорее препятствие для развития дружественных отношений со странами Африки, чем дополнительные возможности. Новая политика в отношении диаспоры начала реализовываться в начале 2000-х гг., но именно правительство во главе с Нарендрой Моди, пришедшее к власти в 2014 г., сделало отношения с диаспорой одним их своих приоритетов. Н. Моди на новом, значительно более масштабном уровне провел 3-й Индийско-африканский форум-саммит в октябре 2015 г., но пока его энергичный стиль не принес желаемых результатов. Этой цели может послужить запланированный на июль 2016 г. визит Н. Моди в несколько африканских стран, в рамках которого предусмотрены встречи индийского премьер-министра с представителями индийских общин. Между тем новая политика Индии в отношении диаспоры, направленная на превращение ее в «послов Индии», может вызвать противодействие среди, например, южноафриканских индийцев, многие из которых воспринимают себя в качестве именно южноафриканцев и никого более. Еще одним вопросом, требующим от Н. Моди скорейшего решения, является принятие мер по предотвращению расистских атак против проживающих в Индии африканцев, которые наносят очевидный ущерб имиджу Индии в странах Африки.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Africa</kwd><kwd>India</kwd><kwd>Indian Diaspora in Africa</kwd><kwd>Narendra Modi</kwd><kwd>3 India-Africa Forum Summit</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Африка</kwd><kwd>Индия</kwd><kwd>индийская диаспора</kwd><kwd>Нарендра Моди</kwd><kwd>3-й саммит «Индия - Африка»</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Ivashentsov G. Modi: stavka na zarubezhnuyu indiiskuyu diasporu. Rossiiskii sovet po mezhdunarodnym delam.[Modi: the bet on overseas Indian diaspora. Russian Council on International Affairs.]. March 17, 2016. 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