♤ Starting with India and Japan and then expanding to ASEAN and Africa, the AAGC is

commonly portrayed as a response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

♤ The AAGC aims to pool together Indian and Japanese technology and skills to build high- quality infrastructure in Africa, which is to be complemented by digital connectivity.

♤ Asia Africa Growth Corridor aims for people-centric growth strategy. It also takes a multi- stakeholder/participatory approach. The various entities including government, business and academia will contribute to AAGC.