India as an Emerging Power / Edition 1

by Sumit Ganguly

Overview

These essays examine India's relations with key powers including the Russian Federation, China and the USA and with key adversaries in the global arena in the aftermath of the Cold War. One positive relationship is that of India's relations with Israel since 1992.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714683218
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

The kissing hasn't started - the US-India courtship, Robert M. Hathaway; India, Pakistan and Kashmir, Stephen Philip Cohen; towards a force-in-being - the logic, structure, and utility of India's emerging nuclear posture, Ashley J. Tellis; asymmetrical Indian and Chinese threat perceptions, John W. Garver; Indo-Russian strategic relations - new choices and constraints Deepa Ollapally; the Indo-French strategic dialogue - bilateralism and world perceptions, Jean-Luc Racine; India and Israel - emerging partnership, P.R. Kumaraswamy; the politial economy of India's second-generation reforms, Sunila Kale.

Editorial Reviews

'Sumit Ganguly has brought together an illuminating series of essays on different aspects of India's regional and global defence profile.' - Asian Affairs

From the Publisher

This symposium volume by mainly American authors analyzes India's successes and failures in trying to become a bigger player in international politics. Robert Hathaway recounts how Washington's efforts to thaw relations with New Delhi have run into difficulties because of divergence over nuclear proliferation, China, India's economic liberalization, and tensions with Pakistan. Stephen Cohen takes on the troublesome but persistent Kashmir problem. John Garver explores the asymmetrical perceptions of threat that plague India-China relations. It becomes clear that India is still paying for its costly commitment to the losing side in the Cold War. The war on terrorism since September 11, 2001, has helped give India a slightly stronger voice internationally. But years of naive belief in their own rhetoric about being the leader of a significant Nonaligned Movement has left Indian leaders unsure of how to present themselves internationally or even as a regional power in South Asia. The rise of a mindless form of Hindu nationalism further muddies the waters. Although most of the authors are cautiously optimistic, this useful set of essays illuminates the obstacles that get in the way of India's playing a larger international role.

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