Neighbours, Major Powers and Indian Foreign Policy

Contents: Introduction. I. India and Her Neighbours: 1. India’s Relations with Pakistan: Search for Multiple Dimensions. 2. India and Sri Lanka: Ethnic Problems and Beyond. 3. India and Bangladesh: Close or a Distant Neighbour?. 4. India and Nepal: Emerging Issues. 5. India’s Relations with Bhutan: Strong as Usual.  6. India and Afghanistan: The Democratic Formula. 7. India–Myanmar Relations: Trapped between Realism and Idealism. II. India and Major Powers: 8. India and the United States: Evolving Partnership. 9. India and China: Competitors or Adversaries?. 10. India and Russia: Rebuilding Older Ties.  11. India and Japan: Partners in Peace. 12. India and the European Union: Growing Relations. 13. India and Britain: Strategic Partners?. 14. India and the ASEAN: Emerging Partnership. Bibliography. Index.

Neighbours, Major Powers and Indian Foreign Policy is a significant addition to the field of International Relations. Today, after nearly three decades of economic liberalisation, the nation is poised to become a major economic force in the world. The tectonic shift in India’s economic performance has attracted the attention of the world, especially neighbours and major powers. But the most important question in the broader picture of an ‘Emerging India’ relates to India’s Foreign Policy. Has Indian Foreign Policy emerged sufficiently to allow India to shoulder the label of an Economic Powerhouse? This volume seeks an answer to this crucial question.

The volume is divided into two sections: the first, titled ‘India and Its Neighbours’, studies India’s relations with countries such as Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Myanmar. The second section, titled ‘India and Major Powers’, explores India’s foreign relations with the US, the UK, China, Russia, Japan, the European Union, and the ASEAN.

This volume:

Acquaints readers with the history of bilateral relations between India and other countries.

Recommends future course of India’s foreign policy with all the countries studied.

Provides a comparative analysis of trade and economic relations between nations.
Traces the evolution of Indian foreign policy—from the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, to the incumbent prime minister, Narendra Modi.
Discusses the impact of contemporary international politics, such as Donald Trump’s presidency in the US and India–US relations.

Written in a lucid and accessible style, this book will be indispensible for UG and PG students, civil service aspirants, researchers and foreign policy analysts. (jacket)