Handbook of India's International Relations - 9781857438000

Taylor & Francis

The Handbook of India\u2019s International Relations gives an overview of India\u2019s international relations, given the development of India as a major economic power in the world, and the growing interest in the impact of Asia on the international system in the future. This book is centred on India\u2019s own description of its foreign policy as operating in \u2018concentric circles\u2019. This concentric circles concept is reflected in the following five sections: \n-- Part 1: India. National \u2018aspirations\u2019 of a rising power; India\u2019s \u2018strategic culture\u2019; India\u2019s \u2018power\u2019 attributes; geopolitics for India; geoeconomics and energy for India.\n-- Part 2: India\u2019s 'Immediate Neighbourhood'. India\u2019s relations with Pakistan; with the Himalayan states; with Bangladesh; with Sri Lanka; with Afghanistan; India\u2019s role in \u2018regional\u2019 integration.\n-- Part 3: India\u2019s 'Extended Neighbourhood'. Looking east, South-East Asia and .