Modi and the reinvention of Indian foreign policy

By:

Hall, Ian

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Bristol University Press 2019 BristolDescription: xiii, 221 pISBN:

9781529204629

Subject(s):

Indian foreign policy

DDC classification:

327.54 HAL

Summary: Narendra Modi’s energetic personal diplomacy and promise to make India a ‘leading power’ surprised many analysts. Most had predicted that his government would concentrate on domestic issues, on the growth and development demanded by Indian voters, and that he lacked necessary experience in international relations. Instead, Modi’s first term saw a concerted attempt to reinvent Indian foreign policy by replacing inherited understandings of its place in the world with one drawn largely from Hindu nationalist ideology. Following Modi’s re-election in 2019, this book explores the drivers of this reinvention, arguing it arose from a combination of elite conviction and electoral calculation, and the impact it has had on India’s international relations.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Public Policy & General Management	327.54 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		000806

Introduction;

Nonalignment to Multialignment;

Hindu Nationalism and Foreign Policy;

Modi and Moditva;

World Guru India;

Prosperity and Connectivity;

National Power and Regional Security;

Conclusion.

Narendra Modi’s energetic personal diplomacy and promise to make India a ‘leading power’ surprised many analysts. Most had predicted that his government would concentrate on domestic issues, on the growth and development demanded by Indian voters, and that he lacked necessary experience in international relations.

Instead, Modi’s first term saw a concerted attempt to reinvent Indian foreign policy by replacing inherited understandings of its place in the world with one drawn largely from Hindu nationalist ideology. Following Modi’s re-election in 2019, this book explores the drivers of this reinvention, arguing it arose from a combination of elite conviction and electoral calculation, and the impact it has had on India’s international relations.

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