The rise of India as a major power has generated new interest in
understanding the drivers of its foreign policy. This book argues
that analysing India 's foreign and security policies as
representational practices which produce India 's identity as a
postcolonial nation-state helps to illuminate the conditions of
possibility in which foreign policy is made.
Spanning the period between 1947 and 2004, the book focuses on
key moments of crisis, such as the India-China war in 1962 and the
nuclear tests of 1972 and 1998, and the approach to international
affairs of significant leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru. The analysis
sheds new light on these key events and figures and develops a
strong analytical narrative around India 's foreign policy
behaviour, based on an understanding of its postcolonial
identity.
It is argued that a prominent facet of India 's identity is a
perception that it is a civilizational-state which brings to
international affairs a tradition of morality and ethical conduct
derived from its civilizational heritage and the experience of its
anti-colonial struggle. This notion of civilizational
exceptionalism, as well as other narratives of India 's
civilizational past, such as its vulnerability to invasion and
conquest, have shaped the foreign policies of governments of
various political hues and continue to influence a rising
India.
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