In this innovative book on Nigeria-India Relations in a Changing World, Sharkdam Wapmuk makes a monumental contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the social, economic, political, and military interactions between two important Global South state actors, namely Nigeria and India. Meticulously drawing comparative data from archival sources, field interviews, and international relations literature, Wapmuk provides a nuanced and in-depth analyses of bilateral and interdependent cooperation between Nigeria and India in diverse sectors including trade, agriculture, health, security, and peacekeeping. The fascinating argument and empirical evidence deployed by the author in this book will be of immense importance to scholars, students, and foreign policy decision-makers.

Dauda Abubakar, University of Michigan-Flint

India-Nigeria ties are fraternal and time-tested, rooted in Afro-Asian solidarity. Today India is the world’s largest democracy and among its largest economies. Nigeria is the most populous democracy and largest economy of Africa.
Given our respective challenges and growth aspirations, our cooperation will acquire great strategic significance in future. How much business we do together will impact our national economic development. Our security will become mutual. Our shared views on global issues will affect billions of lives.
In this context, Prof. Sharkdam Wapmuk’s book Nigeria-India Relations in a Changing World, full of deep understanding and vast knowledge, is timely and of immense value for scholars and practitioners alike.

Abhay Thakur, High Commissioner of India, Abuja Nigeria

Sharkdam Wapmuk’s book Nigeria–India Relations in a Changing World will be a welcome addition to the existing literature on Afro-Asian relations in general and Nigeria-India relations in particular. It provides a Nigerian perspective on the evolution and dynamics of the changing relationship between the two countries. It situates the relationship in the wider context of India-Africa relations and weaves into the narrative the historical, diplomatic, social, economic, and security dimensions of their interactions. Wapmuk’s incisive insights and analysis of the bilateral relations between India and Nigeria would be of great interest to policymakers, analysts, scholars, and also to those who are following developments in Afro-Asian relations.

Nivedita Ray, Indian Council of World Affairs