Fellow, German Council of Foreign Relations @dgap.org;
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) King's College, London
Interests: Political Economy, India's International Relations; Politics in Africa, India-Africa, Infrastructure, Electricity, Ideology, Dams
Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
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Can a middle powers/internationalist coalition form between the Global North and South? New article for IPQ assess opportunity and limitatoins
ip-quarterly.com/en/chances-m...
@ipq.bsky.social @dgap.org
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There are growing calls for the formation of a coalition of middle powers. History suggests, however, that they lack the ideological glue necessary to sustain a deeper and more powerful global movemen...
Want to know why Inida is hosting a high-level political summit with Africa after 11 years, and what to expect?
New article for @thediplomat.com does just that.
thediplomat.com/2026/05/indi...
For the first time in 11 years, African leaders and multilateral organizations will convene in the Indian capital.
thediplomat.com
Dr Barnaby Joseph Dye
utilisation of India's space capability and digital public infrastructure. 3) whether development cooperation, and particuarly India's subsidised loan scheme, will reemerge
The political pagentary and momentum generated by Past summits were important events for pushing India-Africa ties forward, with both sides constrained in terms of diplomatic capacity. Political ties have been less consistent since the last summit, and development cooperation has particularly fallen
This return responds to the rupture of international order which has left India in an espeically difficult position, prompting Delhi to boost friendships in the
Global South. It is also designed to bolster the Indian government's claimed “leadership of the Global South” - Whether recognized or not
Therefore it will be interesting to see 1) how many Afican leaders attend- how do they rank India's importance? 2) Whether concrete initiatives are concluded that push the relationship forward - particularly on strategic areas like critical minerals, oil&gas supply, renewable tech ....
