INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY: Identity and Issues

Book Details

• Author: Ladhu R. Choudhary and Amna Sunmbul (Eds.)

• Binding: Hardcover

• Number of Pages: 238

• Release Date: 01-12-2019

• ISBN: 9788131610664

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

About the Book

This book explores an alternative understanding of Indian foreign policy, analyzing it through both theoretical frameworks and case studies. The evolving trajectory of India's foreign policy is highlighted, with a shift from idealism towards instrumentality and materialism. The book critically examines this key change in India's foreign policy stance.

The text is structured around two major arguments. First, the political power of India's ruling group is influenced by its ability to address global issues, particularly those of urgent concern. This capability is shaped by the institutional and ideational factors that drive the political class and its dominant discourses. Second, the book delves into the specifics of foreign policy decision-making in India. It raises important issues and challenges that India faces as an emerging power in contemporary global politics.

Contents

1. Introduction: Indian Foreign Policy in the Contemporary Global Order / Ladhu R. Choudhary

I. Missing Theoretical Criticality in Indian Foreign Policy
2. Re-mapping India’s Identities: A Theoretical Appraisal / Ladhu R. Choudhary
3. India and the World Order: Re-calibrating, Re-imagining, and Re-shaping Indian Foreign Policy / Ananya Sharma
4. Small versus Large; Secure versus Vulnerable; Stable versus Precarious: Understanding India–Maldives Relations in Contemporary South Asian Politics / Amna Sunmbul

II. Some Issues in Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy: A New Perspective
5. Re-Reading the Indo-US Nuclear Deal: A Social Constructivist Perspective / Areeba Ahsanat Moazzam
6. India’s Engagement with the Global Nuclear Order: The Road from Perennial Outlier to an ‘Insider’ / Arun Vishwanathan
7. The Syrian Refugee Crisis and India’s Position / Shayesta Nishat Ahmed

III. Critical Areas for Indian Foreign Policy
8. India’s Policy Towards Latin America and the Caribbean: From ‘Backwaters’ to the Land of ‘El Dorado’ / Jamini Buragohain
9. Perils and Prospects of India–Iran Relationship / Vinay Kaura
10. The Politics of Humanitarian Intervention: A Critical Analysis of India and China’s Role in Afghanistan / Rahul Dev
11. The Way Forward: Indian Foreign Policy at Crossroads / Amna Sunmbul

About the Editors

• Ladhu R. Choudhary is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. His research interests include nuclear politics, Indian foreign policy, and diplomacy.

• Amna Sunmbul is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her specialization includes diplomacy, disarmament studies, and critical security studies. She has published on topics such as multiculturalism and postcoloniality.