India in South Asia : Domestic Identity Politics and Foreign Policy from Nehru to the BJP.
Singh, Sinderpal.
India in South Asia : Domestic Identity Politics and Foreign Policy from Nehru to the BJP. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (176 pages) - Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics Series . - Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics Series .
Cover -- Title Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Nehru and the invention of India -- 2 Nehru and the birth of India's regional policy: The case of Pakistan and Nepal -- 3 'The Empress of India': Indira Gandhi and the idea of India -- 4 A'new' phase in Indian foreign policy: The case of Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- 5 The BJP era and the construction of Indian identity -- 6 A'Hindu' foreign policy: Dealing with Pakistan and Bangladesh -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
South Asia is one of the most volatile regions of the world, and India's complex democratic political system impinges on its relations with its South Asian neighbours. Focusing on this relationship, this book explores the extent to which domestic politics affect a country's foreign policy.
9780203552223
Elite (Social sciences) - India.
Electronic books.
HN690.Z9 -- .S564 2013eb
327.54
India in South Asia : Domestic Identity Politics and Foreign Policy from Nehru to the BJP. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (176 pages) - Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics Series . - Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics Series .
Cover -- Title Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Nehru and the invention of India -- 2 Nehru and the birth of India's regional policy: The case of Pakistan and Nepal -- 3 'The Empress of India': Indira Gandhi and the idea of India -- 4 A'new' phase in Indian foreign policy: The case of Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- 5 The BJP era and the construction of Indian identity -- 6 A'Hindu' foreign policy: Dealing with Pakistan and Bangladesh -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
South Asia is one of the most volatile regions of the world, and India's complex democratic political system impinges on its relations with its South Asian neighbours. Focusing on this relationship, this book explores the extent to which domestic politics affect a country's foreign policy.
9780203552223
Elite (Social sciences) - India.
Electronic books.
HN690.Z9 -- .S564 2013eb
327.54