President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China in September 2017. Photo: Reuters President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China in September 2017. Photo: Reuters
President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China in September 2017. Photo: Reuters
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In ‘Asia’s gateway to Africa’ Mauritius, rivals China and India compete for the upper hand

  • Mauritius’ ties to India are historic, but China is key to its future. The island has to ‘play its diplomacy very carefully’ in a region superpowers see as strategic

Topic |   Africa
Hilary Clarke
Hilary Clarke

Updated: 8:21pm, 8 Dec, 2018

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President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China in September 2017. Photo: Reuters President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China in September 2017. Photo: Reuters
President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China in September 2017. Photo: Reuters
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