Battle for Influence: How India and China Are Competing for Africa’s Future

Africa has emerged as the new frontline in the global rivalry between India and China. As the world’s fastest-growing continent, rich in resources and strategic locations, Africa is now the stage where two Asian giants compete for trade, influence, and power.

In this in-depth Strategic Vanguard documentary, Advocate Manoj Ambat explores how the Elephant and the Dragon are shaping Africa’s destiny — from China’s Belt and Road Initiative and African debt diplomacy to India’s partnership-based model rooted in trust, trade, and shared history.

This episode breaks down:
🌍 Why Africa is the geopolitical prize of the century
🐉 How China’s Belt and Road built influence — and backlash
🐘 How India’s people-first diplomacy and trade are reshaping alliances
⚓ The maritime frontlines of the Indian Ocean and East Africa
🔮 The future of the Global South and multipolar world order

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