Chinese business activity in Africa has increased, with China investing in various industries. Academics have differing views on whether this has benefited both Chinese and African countries. The document discusses whether India should increase its business involvement in Africa as China has done, in preparation for an upcoming India-Africa summit. It provides guidelines for a PowerPoint presentation to the Indian Prime Minister advising on India's approach.

1. Team Assignment 2
IBE401:
The Global Business Environment

12. Find out about it …
• What is the data telling
us about Chinese
business activity in
Africa?
• What sort of business is
going on?
• What are the objectives?
• Make a note of all
important factual
information

13. Now you are in possession of the facts …
• Has Chinese business
activity been a good thing?
• Do both Chinese and
African countries benefit?
• What are academics and
other commentators
saying?
• What is your analysis of
China’s increased activity in
Africa?

15. Is India
missing
out on
the
action?

16. India in Africa
• There is speculation that a third India-Africa
Forum Summit will take place in 2014
• While PM Manmohan Singh has pressing matters
to deal with at home, close colleagues are
pointing to the huge strides China is making, and
that India should follow suit
• He is seeking advice from some expert
international business consultants based in
Chandigarh as to what approach should be taken
at the forthcoming Summit …

17. Prepare a presentation for the PM
• Dr Manmohan Singh seeks diversity of opinion
and he has requested different consultancy
firms be contacted to tender for this work
• His aides have been careful, therefore, to
approach consultants who can provide critical
analysis of the various international political
economy perspectives on this question

18. Guidelines…
• Prepare an engaging and informative PowerPoint
presentation for the PM and his advisors (no
more than 20 slides)
• Provide some background to the situation and
how it has evolved
• Provide a critique of China’s approach to Africa to
date
• Make recommendations as to how India should
engage with African countries moving forward.