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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