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Foreign Policy of Colonial India - 1900-1947 (Paperback)
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Foreign Policy of Colonial India - 1900-1947 (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History
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The foreign policy of a colonial country is very different from
that of a sovereign country. Two features of the foreign policy of
colonial India were: one, that it was framed in the interest of
Britain; and two, that till the very end, the British showed an
unflinching determination to maintain their hold on India. This
book highlights the weight and significance of India in global
affairs because of its huge size, richness of resources, and
geostrategic and relational positioning. After independence, India
inherited a whole set of notions and practices from the colonial
past especially treaty arrangements with smaller neighbours; the
nature of interactions with its extended neighbourhood; unresolved
border disputes in the north; and the imperatives of ensuring
India's security both on its land and maritime frontiers. In the
twenty-first century also, as a rising India reconstructs its
foreign policy, some of the themes of the foreign policy of
colonial India demand far greater attention. This book provides a
model for studying the foreign policies of colonies in the global
south. Covering the last fifty years of British rule in India, it
focuses on the relations of the Government of India with states
along the territorial rim of Britain's Indian Empire and the
regions along the routes that connect Britain with India. Scholars
have written hundreds of books on the foreign policy of India since
1947. But, during the last fifty years, virtually no general book
has appeared on the period before 1947. This pioneering work aims
at filling this hole. It will be of interest to journalists and
academics in the fields of modern history, political science,
international relations and colonial history of India and South
Asia.
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