{"id":28268,"date":"2023-07-21T20:18:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=editorial-analysis&#038;p=28268"},"modified":"2023-07-22T22:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T16:32:04","slug":"from-great-powers-to-asia-india-is-raising-its-diplomatic-game","status":"publish","type":"editorial-analysis","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/from-great-powers-to-asia-india-is-raising-its-diplomatic-game","title":{"rendered":"From Great Powers To Asia \u2013 India Is Raising Its Diplomatic Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s recent <\/span><b>engagements with great powers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like the United States and France, as well as its efforts to <\/span><b>strengthen relations in the Asian neighborhood,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> demonstrate a <\/span><b>significant shift in its foreign policy approach.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>India&#8217;s Foreign Policy Post Independence:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diverse Approach to Great Powers and Neighborhood:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India&#8217;s approach to its Asian neighborhood and great powers was separate based on the belief that major powers should be kept out of the region to create an &#8220;area of peace&#8221; in Asia.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Refraining From Military-Strategic Cooperation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s policy was based on the absence of foreign military bases on national soil, which meant <\/span><b>refraining from deep military-strategic cooperation with major powers.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Non Alignment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India&#8217;s adherence to unrealistic principles of regional security within NAM and G-77 forums, coupled with third-world economic radicalism, distanced it from the practical realities in Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Evolution\/Current foreign policy approach being followed by India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Active Engagement with regional powers and great powers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s new foreign policy strategy emphasizes active engagement with both great powers and regional partners to pursue its interests and contribute to regional stability and prosperity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strategic engagement with neighbors: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional engagement with different parts of Asia and the Indian Ocean has become a higher priority, and India is emphasizing trade, investment, and connectivity with its neglected neighboring countries in Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Alliance with Russia and China:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Breaking away from traditional practices, India forged alliances with major powers, such as Moscow, through the Russia-India-China (RIC) forum and later via the BRICS grouping.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Balancing US and China:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India challenged the separation of regional and global affairs by seeking membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), an organization promoted by Russia and China to counterbalance the influence of the US in their sphere of influence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strategic alliance with Western powers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India embraced the Indo-Pacific framework and the Quad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cooperation with West Asia:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To the West, India joined Israel, UAE, and the US to launch the I2U2 forum.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Integrated Approach: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India now adopts an integrated approach to its interests and pursues them through various forums that <\/span><b>intersect and complement one another.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Conclusion:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India recognizes the importance of managing the <\/span><b>intersection between great power rivalries and regional geopolitics.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This recognition has led India to invest in continuous efforts to <\/span><b>enhance its presence and influence in its neighborhood.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/c-raja-mohan-writes-from-great-powers-to-asia-india-is-raising-its-diplomatic-game-8847139\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Express\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context: India&#8217;s recent engagements with great powers like the United States and France, as well as its efforts to strengthen relations in the Asian neighborhood, demonstrate a significant shift in its foreign policy approach.\u00a0 India&#8217;s Foreign Policy Post Independence:\u00a0 Diverse Approach to Great Powers and Neighborhood: India&#8217;s approach to its Asian neighborhood and great powers&hellip; 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