Extraordinary And Plenipotentiary Diplomatist July 19 Edition .

BOOKMARK INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY BY DR VIJAY KUMAR BHATIA* T his book deals with the major issues of Indian Foreign Policy. Every sovereign country has a foreign policy. India too has one. Foreign policy refers to the sum total of principles, interests and objectives which a country promotes while interacting with other countries. Even though there are certain basic features of foreign policy it is not a ﬁ xed concept. The thrust of foreign policy keeps on changing according to changing international conditions. India’s foreign policy is shaped by several factors including its history, culture, geography and economy. The book deals with the basic issues of domestic sources and the structural constraints on the genesis, evolution and practice of India’s foreign policy. It covers the objectives and theoretical and historical framework of Indian Foreign Policy. The endeavour is to highlight integral linkages between the ‘domestic’ and the ‘international’ aspects of India’s foreign policy by stressing on the shifts in its domestic identity and the corresponding changes at the international level. It further focuses on India’s shifting identity as a post-colonial state to the contemporary dynamics of India attempting to carve its identity as an ‘aspiring power’. India’s evolving relations with the superpowers during the Cold War and after, bargaining strategy and positioning in international climate change negotiations, international economic governance, international terrorism and the United Nations facilitate an understanding of the changing positions and development of India’s role as a global player since independence. It highlights the central realities, issues and developments pertaining to India’s foreign policy 54 • Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Diplomatist • Vol 7 • Issue 7 • July 2019, Noida at the bilateral, regional and global levels. The book imparts an understanding of India’s important bilateral relationships and the country’s role in global economic and political regimes. It apprises the major security challenges facing the country in the 21st century. The book also analyse in detail the shift in India’s Foreign Policy after the coming of Narender Modi as Prime Minister of India. It covers all the major themes such as India and Pakistan relations, India’s foreign policy with China, India and Non-Aligned Movement, India’s role as a major power, etc. 

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