• ISBN13: 9788126930371
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Politics and Current Affairs
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: May 25, 2021
• Pages: 310
• Original Price: INR 995.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 430 grams

Given the intricacies involved in the arena of world politics, no state can isolate itself from its involvement in the international sphere. This involvement must be premised on well-defined principles that aim to advance national interests of the concerned independent sovereign state. Perhaps that is why every single state needs to have a well-defined foreign policy framework consisting of purposes and principles based on which it formulates policy towards other states and actors. India is no exception. As India under the leadership of Narendra Modi aims to achieve the status of an ‘emergent’ power, it confronts numerous challenges from multiple corners. In this backdrop, the present volume seeks to assess the trends and directions of India’s foreign policy in the post-cold war years with special emphasis on the tenure of Narendra Modi. The book has been very timely and would be of immense help to policy makers, diplomats, researchers, and academia in general.

Dr. Raj Kumar Kothari, M.A. in Political Science with first class first rank from University of Kalyani, M.Phil. from Pondicherry University, Ph.D. under the Ford Foundation Programme in International Relations from the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Bombay, Two-year Diploma Course in Russian Language, is currently the Professor [former Head of the Department] of Political Science at Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal. Prof. Kothari has already completed four research projects and published six books and more than thirty research articles in various reputed journals and newspapers in India and abroad. He has presented about 70 research papers at various national and international seminars/conferences in India and abroad. His area of interest is foreign policy and international relations.

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Contributors

• Section-One

• 1. Framing Indian Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Between Domestic Consensus and International Capability
• Pratip Chattopadhyay
• 2. India’s Foreign Policy: Looking at the Maritime Dimension
• Stuti Banerjee
• 3. India’s Nuclear Policy: A Constructivist Perspective
• Swatilekha Bhattacharya
• 4. Energy Security under PM Modi: A New Decisiveness and an Old Denial
• Cauvery Ganapathy
• 5. ‘Soft Power’: A Major Foreign Policy Tool of India
• Amit Kumar Gupta
• 6. Communication as a Soft Power Strategy: Some Reflections on the Role of Media in India’s Foreign Policy
• R. Radhakrishnan
• 7. Rising India’s Quest for a Major Power Status in the 21st Century: Coping with Strategic Challenges from China and Pakistan
• Purusottam Bhattacharya

• Section-Two

• 8. Modi’s South Asia Policy: A Critical Perspective
• Binoda Kumar Mishra
• 9. India’s Neighbourhood Policy: A Realistic Assessment
• Prosenjit Pal
• 10. India’s Look East Policy: A Chinese Perspective
• Budh Bahadur Lama
• 11. India’s Growing Ties with Pacific-Island Nations: Exploring its Place in India’s Extended Neighbourhood Policy
• Jayita Mukhopadhyay
• 12. Sagarmala and India’s Blue Revolution: Making Sense of India’s Maritime Re-Imaging
• R.P. Pradhan and Sairam Sunkara

• Section-Three

• 13. India-United States Bilateral Relations in the Post-Cold War Years: Trends and Directions
• Debasish Nandy
• 14. Emerging Trend in India-China Relations: Areas of Convergence and Divergence
• Raj Kumar Kothari
• 15. India-Nepal Relations: Focus on Labour Migration
• D. Purushothaman and Samapti Das Mohapatra