This short introduction provides a clear and succinct account of the evolution of Indian foreign policy over six decades since Independence. It explains how the three approaches to the study of international politics decision-making, systemic/global, and national/domestic have helped in formulating and implementing India's foreign policies.
The five chapters cover the ideational period, starting immediately after Independence and ending with the Sino-Indian border war of 1962; the period between 1962 and the end of the Cold War; India's greater acceptance of the importance of material capabilities following the end of the Cold War; and current trends and debates in Indian foreign policy, unresolved tensions, and the possible way ahead.
- ISBN10 0198082215
- ISBN13 9780198082217
- Publish Date 23 July 2015
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 February 2019
- Publish Country IN
- Imprint OUP India
- Format Paperback
- Pages 220
- Language English