While aid from traditional donors has ebbed and flowed over recent years, countries like India and China, who have been quietly supporting south-south cooperation for more than 50 years, are rapidly scaling up their development assistance. Conservative estimates indicate that non-DAC aid surpasses USD10B per annum and will account for at least USD50B in aid or aid-like flows by 2025. India is at the forefront of this sea change. India’s commitment to south- south cooperation has its historical roots in the Non Aligned Movement which provided an instrument through which national governments could assert their sovereignty and that of others outside of the cold war power blocs. Today this soft power tool of Indian foreign policy is supporting the development of its neighbours and friends including Afghanistan, Myanmar, and increasingly partners in Africa. This panel explores the evolution and contemporary influence of India’s soft power in development cooperation and its impact on the global dynamics of aid.

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