From Chanakya to Modi: The Evolution of India's Foreign Policy
By Aparna Pande.
Description
Foreign policy does not exist in a cultural vacuum. It is shaped by national experience and a country s view of itself. In the case of India, the foreign policy paradigm is as deeply informed by its civilizational heritage as it is by modern ideas about national interest. Even policies that appear to be new contain echoes of themes that recur in history. The two concepts that come and go most frequently in Indian engagement with the world from Chanakya in the third century bce to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2017 are autonomy and independence in decision making. There are also four trend...
ISBN(s)
9352645383, 9789352645381
