India and Africa have been sharing a multidimensional relationship of cooperation and friendship since the ancient civilizations. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new possibilities and opportunities for India to leverage its soft power diplomacy towards Africa. The paper’s main focus is to analyze how India has made soft power part of its foreign policy and examine India’s relationship with the African continent through health diplomacy. A literature search was done in major databases, such as Web of Science, Medicine/PubMed, Scopus, OVID, and Google Scholar search engine to gather relevant information. Through humanitarian assistance and geopolitical influence, India had won the support and heart of Africans. Besides, India has become a global healthcare provider in the African continent through its global health diplomacy and vaccine diplomacy. India has achieved impressive gains through its soft power diplomacy and has become a compassionate and benevolent actor in the African continent.

印度和非洲自古以来就有着多层次的合作与友谊关系。COVID-19 大流行为印度利用其对非洲的软实力外交带来了新的可能性和机遇。该论文的主要重点是分析印度如何将软实力纳入其外交政策，并通过健康外交审视印度与非洲大陆的关系。在Web of Science、Medicine/PubMed、Scopus、OVID、Google Scholar等主要数据库中进行文献检索，收集相关信息。通过人道主义援助和地缘政治影响，印度赢得了非洲人的支持和心。此外，印度通过其全球卫生外交和疫苗外交，已成为非洲大陆的全球医疗保健提供者。