This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the various dimensions of Indias international positioning and foreign relations. Already a dominant player in South Asian politics, India has gained a strong footing in the international pecking order with the signing of the Indo-US nuclear agreement and significant support for its claim for a permanent seat in the Security Council. The chapters presented here look at myriad aspects Indias relations with its neighbours and global powers farther afield including the US, the European Union, Russia and China; Indias policies, influences and strengths; developments in economy, knowledge and innovation amid evolving global realities as well as geostrategic equations and alliances; its present and future plans vis-à-vis its standing in the world; and how international politics is likely to emerge in the coming years.
The volume will be useful to academics, researchers and students of politics and international relations as also to policy practitioners and those in media interested in Indian affairs, foreign policy and international relations.
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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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1 India-China relations in the 21st century: conflicts and cooperation |
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2 India-China relations in the changing regional dynamics |
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3 India and the US: drifting towards an alliance? |
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4 Changing dynamics of US-China relations: implications for India |
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5 Revisiting Indo-Russia relations: a tale of two decades |
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6 India's relations with the European Union in the 21st century |
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7 Is India really a hegemonic power?: challenges, opportunities and strategies |
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8 Indian foreign policy in the Himalayan region: a changing Bhutan and an assertive China |
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9 Indian Ocean in India's geostrategic calculus: problems and prospects for maritime security |
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10 Twenty-five years of India-Central Asia relations: an overview |
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11 India's Act-East policy: opportunities and challenges |
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12 India-Africa relations: issues and priorities |
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13 Increasing role of provinces in India's foreign policy |
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14 Indian diaspora: a strategic asset for Indian foreign policy in the 21st century |
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15 Determinants of Indian economic growth |
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16 India's military modernization: security concern and power consolidation |
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17 Nuclear energy and India's energy security: challenges and opportunities |
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Sangit K. Ragi is Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India. Previously, he worked as Deputy Dean, Academic Activities, University of Delhi, and was Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi. He has published widely and has been on editorial boards of several research journals. His areas of research also include ethnicity, nationalism and right-wing politics in India.
Sunil Sondhi is Principal, Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi, India. Earlier, he was Reader at Rajdhani College, University of Delhi. He has had visiting fellowships at Queens University, Kingston, Canada; University of Toronto; National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi; and George Washington University, USA. He has received many prestigious national and international research awards and has authored several books and research articles on issues such as international politics, security and development, terrorism and Indias foreign policy.
Vidhan Pathak is Associate Professor, Department of African Studies, University of Delhi, India. Previously, he was Assistant Professor at the Department of African Studies, University of Mumbai and a fellow at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is the former editor of African Currents, journal of the Department of African Studies, University of Mumbai and Assistant Editor of Diaspora Studies. Apart from African politics and Indo-African relations his research interests cover diaspora.
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