INDIA-JAPAN AAGC (ASIA AFRICA GROWTH CORRIDOR): AN ASSESSMENT
Date : 03-07-2017
The Asia Africa Growth Corridor is an initiative of India and Japan, the stated objective of which is improving economic connectivity between Asia and Africa through industrial networks and capacity building measures. The origin of the idea can be traced back to the November 2016 Joint Statement issued by India and Japan during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan. The statement referred to “improving connectivity between Asia and Africa through realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific as vital to the entire region.”
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