Author (Person) | Kumar, Radha |
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Publisher | Centre for European Policy Studies [CEPS] |
Series Title | CEPS Working Document |
Series Details | No.285, February 2008 |
Publication Date | 19/02/2008 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
From Source URL click on 'Download the document (PDF) for FREE'. This paper analyses India’s behaviour as a foreign policy actor by looking at India’s changing relations over the past decade with the EU, US, China, Japan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal and, in a historical departure, the former princely state of Sikkim. It argues that though India has almost always been a normative actor, Indian foreign policy is today transiting from abstract, and frequently ‘unrealpolitik,’ views of what constitutes normative behaviour. India’s ‘Look East’ policy has been the cornerstone of this transition, indicating that economic growth, maritime capability and peace and stability in its neighbourhood are key goals of India’s present behaviour as a normative foreign policy actor. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://aei.pitt.edu/7585/1/Wd285.pdf |
Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Eastern Europe, Europe, Southern Asia |