India in the contemporary world : polity, economy and international relations / [editors], Jakub Zajączkowski, Jivanta Schöttli, Manish Thapa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zajączkowski, Jakub.

Schöttli, Jivanta.

Thapa, Manish.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

India--Foreign relations--21st century.

India.

India--Politics and government--21st century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xx, 522 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

This book brings together Indian and European perspectives on India's polity, economy and international strategy. It explores internal, regional and global determinants shaping India's status, position and goals in the early 21st century. Through an array of methodological and theoretical approaches, it presents debates on democracy, economic development, foreign and security policy, and the course of India-European Union relations. The volume will prove invaluable to scholars and students of international relations, politics, economics, history, and development studies, as well as policy makers and economists. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Culture, Society and Democracy

1 India's Counterfactual Democracy: Institutional Innovation, Political Capital and the Promise of Resilience / Subrata K. Mitra Mitra, Subrata K. 17

2 Elections and Voting in India / K.C. Suri Suri, K.C. 41

3 Territory and Indian Identity: Postcolonial and Postmodern Perspectives / Jyotirmaya Tripathy Tripathy, Jyotirmaya 64

4 The Paradox of Doctrinaire Violence and Non-violence / Sudarsan Padmanabhan Padmanabhan, Sudarsan 82

5 Cultural Paradigm Analysis: A Comparison of India and Europe / Zuzana Lehmannová Lehmannová, Zuzana 104

Part II Economy and Development: Domestic and International Dimensions

6 The Service Sector in the Indian Economy / Anna Wróbel Wróbel, Anna 129

7 Alter-globalisation in India: Origins, Evolution and Significance / Justyna Nakonieczna Nakonieczna, Justyna 158

8 The Indian Banking System: Reforms and Beyond / Meenakshi Rajeev Rajeev, Meenakshi, H.P. Mahesh Mahesh, H.P. 177

Part III Foreign and Security Policy

9 India's Evolving Foreign Policy in a Regional Perspective / Shantanu Chakrabarti Chakrabarti, Shantanu 205

10 India-Pakistan Relations and the Role of China / Jivanta Schöttli Schöttli, Jivanta 224

11 India-China Encroachment and Positioning in South East Asia / Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt Schmidt, Johannes Dragsbaek 242

12 India's Foreign Policy Following the End of the Cold War / Jakub Zajaczkowski Zajaczkowski, Jakub 265

13 Indian Approaches to Security and Conflict Resolution / John Doyle Doyle, John 309

14 Environmental Security in India / Antonio Marquina Marquina, Antonio 332

15 An Evolving Partnership between India and the US: Opportunities, Convergences and Challenges / Chintamani Mahapatra Mahapatra, Chintamani, Monish Tourangbam Tourangbam, Monish 360

Part IV India and the EU: Comparison, Interaction and Exchange

16 Perceptions and Visibility of the European Union in India: A Study of the Media, Elites and Public Opinion / Rajendra K. Jain Jain, Rajendra K., Shreya Pandey Pandey, Shreya 387

17 India-EU and the Afghanistan Challenge / Gulshan Sachdeva Sachdeva, Gulshan 409

18 The EU-India Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Economic Dimensions / Bishwanath Goldar Goldar, Bishwanath

19 The European Union-India Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Political Concerns and Social Reaction / Idesbald Goddeeris Goddeeris, Idesbald, Kalyani Unkule Unkule, Kalyani 446.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415812135

9780415812139

OCLC:

881137796

Publisher Number:

99959741889