Revista Conjuntura Austral

4-14

Authors: Maíra Baé Baladão Vieira, Alexandre Spohr

The second India-Africa Summit in Ethiopia later this year, calls for the overview of the steps taken by India in the African continent. Addressing the most important flows between the two continents, as well as the key implications for India regarding its policy for Africa, are the goals of this article.

26-44

Authors: Elodie Brun

Brazil under Lula presidency has developed an active diplomacy towards developing countries. Non-European Mediterranean states do not escape from the Brazilian strategy. This article aims at showing the new dynamism in political and economical links between Brazil and that region. Moreover, South-South relations help the Brazilian government to express its position on international issues, as this is the case for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

61-81

Authors: Kamilla Raquel Rizzi, Cristiana Maglia, Lucas Paes, Marcelo Kanter

This article analyzes the Brazilian presence in Africa during both mandates by President Lula da Silva (2003 - 2010). The starting point is the idea that the previous contacts between these two sides of the Atlantic Ocean, diffuse and without continuity, with moments of greater or lesser approximation in relation to internal contexts (government) and external (international system configuration). In the 21st century, on one hand reassesses the role of Africa in international politics at the same time that there is a new form of inclusion of Brazil in this scenario; this policy seeks to meet both the Brazilian context of re-emergence of the African continent in the international system, regarding the redirection of foreign policy to an emphasis on dialogue and multilateral cooperation, emphasizing South-South relations. On the other hand, even with an ample resumption of these relations, it is not possible to characterize an inflexion in this relation starting from 2003; but rather, the insertion of the continent in the multilateralist strategy of Lula da Silva's government, backed by the construction of a continental policy towards Africa. This policy are marked by an intensified and enlarged continuity of the policies begun in the second government of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, strongly based on governmental approach, which depends on the stance of Dilma Rousseff's government, to proceed with the results achieved in the previous government.

106-131

Authors: Ariane Bayer de Oliveira, Francisco Tuhtenhagen Jr., Jacqueline A. H. Haffner

The article analyzes the Indian political construction under British domination, during the imperialism, and the macroeconomic reforms that have occurred in India, especially since 1990, highlighting the major modifications conducted by Indira Gandhi and her successor, Rajiv Gandhi, in India’s economic policies since the 1980’s. Based on that analysis, this study concludes that the Indian economic ascension in the 21st century is a product of the set of reforms initiated in the 80s, with the objective of increasing economic liberalization, trade liberalization and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country. Finally, it demonstrates the need for continuity and improvement of these changes so that India achieves a socio-economic growth and a sustainable industrial development.