Indian foreign policy / Harsh V. Pant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pant, Harsh V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India--Foreign relations.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 246 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2016]

Summary:

The book presents an overview of Indian foreign policy today. It looks at factors that are shaping India's foreign policy, from domestic politics to material capabilities as well as India's relations with the world and neighbouring countries. Key global issues such as the role of India in international and regional organizations, nuclear proliferation, democracy and climate change are discussed and there is a focus on important current issues such as the strategic triangle of Russia, China and India.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title page

Copyright information

Dedication

Table of contents

Preface

1 Introduction

Indian foreign policy: Cold War and after

Power and interest

Inability to use force effectively

Marginalization of the military

Strategic culture deficit

Lack of institutionalization

The myth of a debate

The Modi factor

Notes

Snapshot 1: Indian foreign and security policy-making structures

Part I India and major powers

2 India and the United States:

US-India ties after the Cold War

A constellation of factors

Conclusion

3 India and China: an uneasy relationship

Historical and diplomatic interactions

Global engagement

From global to bilateral: without much success

Growing frictions

Strained economic ties

Energy competition

India balances a rising China

4 India and Russia: convergence across time

The Soviet era: alignment in the non-alignment phase

The 1971 treaty: India's balance of power strategy

A relationship unaffected by domestic politics

The post-Cold War era

Changing balance of power

New expectations from defense

Sub-optimal economic ties

The "Af-Pak" challenge

5 India and the European Union: a relationship in search of meaning

An important experiment

The EU and the new global order

Limits to EU-India Partnership

India's bilateral outreach

Snapshot 2: The BRICS fallacy

Part II India and its neighborhood

6 India and Pakistan: a road to nowhere

A history of wars and conflicts

Pakistan's domestic vulnerabilities

The China-Pakistan axis

No sign of resolution

7 India and Bangladesh: a difficult partnership

Balancing India's predominance.

Domestic politics and the "Other"

Bilateral issues between India and Bangladesh

Water concerns

Migration and its discontents

Islamist fundamentalism

Weak economic ties

8 Nepal and Sri Lanka: India struggles to retain its relevance

A yam between two rocks

From Rajapaksa to Sirisena

9 India and Afghanistan: a test case for a rising power

The Cold War and beyond

Phase I: a "soft" engagement

Phase II: New Delhi marginalized

Phase III: India fights back

Snapshot 3: India and Bhutan

Part III India's extra-regional outreach

10 India in East and Southeast Asia: "acting" East with an eye on China

India fashions a "Look East" policy

India and Japan: a growing partnership

India and South Korea: newfound convergence

India's ties with Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Burma: deepening engagement

11 India in Africa and Central Asia: part of the new "Great Game"

A post-Cold War reimagining

The China factor

India's challenge in Central Asia

Seeking bilateral partnerships

12 India and the Middle East: a fine balance

India responds to the Arab revolutions: caution all the way

India and Iran: nothing "strategic" about it

India and the Arab Gulf: something "strategic" about it

New partners in the region: Israel and Iraq

13 India in the Indian Ocean: colliding ambitions with China

The Indian Ocean: India's backyard?

China's foray in the Indian Ocean

India responds to the Chinese challenge

Diplomatic initiatives

Naval platforms and doctrine

Snapshot 4: India and Latin America

Part IV India and the global order

14 India as a regional security provider: from activism to forced diffidence

Threats and security policy.

India's sources of power

Security governance policies

Assurance policies

Prevention policies

Protection policies

Compellence policies

15 India and the global nuclear order: a quiet assimilation

A historical legacy

The post-Pokharan phase

The US-India nuclear pact

16 India and multilateralism: from the periphery to the center

The United Nations

Global trade and environmental challenges

Snapshot 5: India's tryst with terrorism

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version of record.

ISBN:

1-5261-3169-2

OCLC:

1016922365