India seeks new areas of cooperation in **rth Africa
 

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Moving beyond phosphates and oil, India is looking at new areas of cooperation like agriculture, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and textiles in its ties with **rth African countries. The visits last month by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid to Morocco, Tunisia - the first by an Indian foreign minister - and Sudan were aimed at "seizing the new opportunities" in the countries and to "invest strategically in bilateral ties", said a source. The effort was to identify new areas of cooperation in the eco**mic sector in the Maghreb nations. Investing in the pharmaceutical sector in the African region is a promising proposition with India also exploring the scope for manufacturing and export.

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