THE FEDERAL DYNAMICS OF INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY: Issues, Concerns and Trends

Title

THE FEDERAL DYNAMICS OF INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY: Issues, Concerns and Trends

Creator

Vinod M.J.; Karlekar L.; Chennatuserry J.C.

Description

Participation of regional governments in foreign policy is a global phenomenon, which has been described as constituent diplomacy or Para diplomacy. It is a phenomenon that includes a cocktail of factors like globalisation, economic liberalisation, diffusion of technology and the decentralisation of political power. Dependence of coalition governments on regional parties in India has resulted in a subtle power shift when it comes to foreign policy prioritisation and perceptions. There is a new activism in the making and implementation of Indian foreign policy. The chapter analyses the domestic imperatives impacting on India's foreign policy. The assertion and expectations of regional parties have been contingent on the leverage they have within a coalition like the NDA and the UPA. States are now even bringing foreign and security issues to the bargaining table, thereby providing the regional parties a variety of participatory opportunities. Conduct of India's foreign policy is no longer the exclusive domain of the federal government in India. At any given time, domestic compulsions influence how states act and react to various foreign policy issues and events, and hence engaging state governments in foreign affairs can be a force multiplier for Indian foreign policy. 2024 selection and editorial matter, M.J. Vinod, Stefy V Joseph, Joseph Chacko Chennatuserry and Dimitris N. Chryssochoou; individual chapters, the contributors.

Source

Cooperative Federalism in South Asia and Europe: Contemporary Issues and Trends, pp. 120-141.

Date

2023-01-01

Publisher

Taylor and Francis

Coverage

Vinod M.J., Department of International Studies, Political Science, and History, CHRIST (deemed-to-be) University, Bangalore, India; Karlekar L., Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), India; Chennatuserry J.C., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Department of International Studies, Political Science, and History, Bangalore, India, Department of International Studies, Political Science, and History

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 978-100382628-6; 978-103245167-1

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003461197-10

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