This book examines evolving trends in India's non-traditional statecraft approaches. It analyzes cultural and diasporic diplomacy through sports, dance, and immigration histories, alongside strategic foreign policy and political leadership dynamics. Contributors explore innovative diplomatic tools such as artificial intelligence and big data applications in diplomatic practice, and also includes:
- Comprehensive examination of India's evolving diplomatic strategies beyond traditional statecraft approaches
- Analysis of cultural and diasporic diplomacy including sports, dance, and immigration histories
- Assessment of strategic foreign policy and political leadership in contemporary global context
- Exploration of innovative diplomatic tools including artificial intelligence and big data applications
- Expert perspectives on India's soft power projection across Asia and global diaspora engagement
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This book offers comprehensive analysis of India's evolving diplomatic strategies beyond traditional approaches. Examines cultural diplomacy, strategic foreign policy, and innovative tools including AI applications.
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IntroductionChanging Nature of Indian Diplomacy: Non-traditional Statecraft
Trends
Indian Sports Diplomacy: Lessons from Cricket
Tracing India's Diasporic Diplomacy: A Millennial Survey
The Role of Immigration (Oral) Histories of South Asians and Its Cultural
Impact in the United States of America
Indian Dance: An Effective Contributor to India's Cultural Diplomacy
Leveraging Indian Cultural Soft Power in Asia: Opportunities for the Future
Unravelling India's Strategic Foreign Policy in the Global Chessboard
Understanding Political and Diplomatic Leadership and Personality
Characteristics in Asia through the Lens of Political Psychology
Indian Diplomacy and Its Foreign Policy Approach
Worship Facilities in India: A Large Twin Gold Mine for Decarbonisation and
Diplomacy
Harnessing Big Data: Enhancing Indian Diplomacy through Artificial
Intelligence
Conclusion: Charting the Future of Indian Diplomacy
Editors and Contributors
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Eerishika Pankaj is Director of the Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA), Delhi, India and Convenor of its Global Conference on New Sinology. A China and East Asia scholar, her research focuses on Chinese politics, the India-China border, and regional dynamics. In 2023, she was also recognized as an Emerging Quad Think Tank Leader by the U.S. State Department.
Divya Balan is Assistant Professor and Area Chair of International Studies at FLAME University, Pune, with a doctorate in European Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She served as International Visiting Fellow at the Institute for European Global Studies, University of Basel, Switzerland in 2018. She is Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD) in Kerala and Joint Secretary of the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) in New Delhi, India.
