♤ China has already established its first overseas military base in this Djibouti.

♤ India has a natural advantage over China in Africa in the form of a large Indian diaspora in Anglophone African nations.

2.5.1. What Should India Do?

Though the actual delivery of projects and institutions has improved, it is still not commensurate with the resources expended.

♤ We need to inject greater bilateralism for project implementation.

♤ Should not abrogate midstream and downstream delivery to the AU bureaucracy.