Abstract This article examines the transformation in Indo-US relations in the first two years of the Modi government. It first discusses the state of Indo-US…
Topic: South Asian Security
Publication Year: 2017 India’s Soft Power: A New Foreign Policy Strategy Summary It is sometimes said that, in the 21st century, the country that tells the…
Publication Year: 2008 Asia’s Giants: Comparing China and India Summary This edited volume reconsiders the conventional wisdom, which argues that comparative performance (in economic, social,…
Abstract India has for long been accused of having a nay-saying attitude in global governance. In this article, I assess the potential for change under…
Abstract In the post-Cold War era, a number of scholars have observed and encouraged greater ‘pragmatism’ in India’s foreign policy. A ‘pragmatic’ foreign policy has…
Excerpt Driving the assessments of India’s rise and recent foreign policy trends that comprise this special issue of International Affairs are two key objectives. The…
Abstract While an on-going statist project tries to portray India as a ‘rising power’ in world politics, the fact remains that India’s global projection continues…
Publication Year: 2017 Rising Powers and Global Governance: Changes and Challenges for the World’s Nations Summary This book reinforces the need to understand the sources of…
Publication Date: 2018 Arming Asia: Technonationalism and its Impact on Local Defense Industries Summary Bitzinger examines the phenomenon of attempted self-reliance in arms production within Asia,…
Abstract The advent of Narendra Modi as prime minister has produced considerable debate about the direction that Indian foreign policy might take under his stewardship.…
Abstract Does Narendra Modi bring anything substantively new to Indian foreign policy? This article assesses Modi’s record towards Pakistan and China, arguing that he has…
Publication Date: 2014 Beyond the New Deal: Global Collaboration and Peacebuilding with BRICS Countries Summary Development in fragile and conflict-affected contexts is both complex and contested.…
Abstract The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has just recently acquired a two-submarine force and is one of the new submarine operators in the South East…
Abstract The extant literature on alignment behavior has focused primarily on the macro dimensions, i.e. the typology, manifestations and implications of states’ alignment choices vis-à-vis…
Abstract Inter-state preventive diplomacy (PD) has mostly been regarded as successful in Southeast Asia as evidenced by the absence of inter-state armed conflict. This success…
