Description
Dynamics of Indian Foreign Policy: Debates, Drivers and Directions offers a timely, multidisciplinary examination of how India is navigating a rapidly changing international order. Bringing together 21 scholarly contributions, the volume explores the debates, forces, and strategic choices shaping India’s engagement with the world.
The book examines the evolution from Cold War-era non-alignment toward contemporary strategic autonomy and multi-alignment, with attention to India’s relationships across competing power centres. It considers how geopolitical rivalry, economic interests, regional security, domestic priorities, and technological change influence foreign-policy decision-making.
Beyond traditional diplomacy, the volume explores India’s expanding soft-power toolkit, including cultural diplomacy, medical diplomacy, digital public infrastructure, and development partnerships. It also considers India’s G20 role, its engagement with the Global South, multilateral institutions, South Asia, the Middle East, West Asia, and the United States.
A particularly contemporary dimension is the discussion of digital governance and technology as instruments of international influence, including India’s experience with platforms such as Aadhaar and UPI.
Ideal for students, researchers, academics, policy enthusiasts, and readers seeking a nuanced understanding of Indian foreign policy, this book connects strategic thinking with the practical challenges of an increasingly multipolar world.
