India’s diaspora policy: evidence of soft power diplomacy under Modi

Pradhan, Ramakrushna; Mohapatra, Amar Kumar

doi:10.1080/19438192.2020.1712792

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“…For instance, the growing popularity of Ayurveda (alternative medicine) and Yoga among international health enthusiasts (Hauser, 2021; Mazumdar, 2018), along with the usage of ‘Namaste’ as a form of greeting during the COVID-19 pandemic (Amaresh, 2020; Mazumdar, 2018), are some of the most obvious examples of Indian soft power. Other major cultural exports include Indian cinema (Hong, 2021; Nye, 2015), gastronomy (Khara, 2018), fashion and handicrafts (Gupta, 2020; Khara, 2018), and an influential diaspora (Nye, 2015; Pradhan and Mohapatra, 2020). In other words, India is a global heavyweight when it comes to cultural exchange, fostering cross-cultural cooperation among experts, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts around the world.…”

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Assess the Proposition That India Will Become the Next Superpower

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2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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This article explores the proposition that India will become the world’s next superpower. It discusses the three defining criteria of a superpower – economic strength, military might and soft power – and examines the extent to which India fulfils them in comparison with the current reigning hegemon, the United States, and potential contender China. In doing so, this article examines the favourable conditions for, and possible impediments to, India’s prospects of attaining great-power status. Based on the analysis conducted, this study argues that the South Asian country’s hopes of rising into the league of superpowers will ultimately be dashed if its advantageous conditions are weakened by an inability or unwillingness to address some of its most pressing problems.

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Assess the Proposition That India Will Become the Next Superpower

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2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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“…Occupational and familial factors are the main drivers of migration from India. In the Gulf countries, where they work in the construction, hospitality, and care industries and play a crucial part in the economies of those nations, there is a sizable presence of migrants who were born in India (Pradhan 2020, p. 10) [1] . High-caliber scientists, engineers, and physicians are also a part of the diversified Indian diaspora.…”

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Soft power diplomacy in India's foreign policy under the Modi government: Challenges and prospects

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2023

Int. J. Political Sci. Governance

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Every country aspires to play a significant diplomatic and foreign policy role in world affairs. Interaction with other countries on a bilateral and multilateral basis is foreign policy. Every country develops principles to achieve its national objectives. Foreign policy is the balancing act between morality and governmental objectives. International relations do not always entail a continual foreign policy. It alters in response to domestic political climates and world politics. Foreign policy therefore entails choosing national objectives and interests and working to control other countries' behaviour in order to attain these objectives. States are interconnected with one another through a variety of relationships, including cultural, commercial, political, geographical, and other relationships. Every state seeks to further its own objectives. In international affairs, these interests are referred to as national interests. It is widely acknowledged that diplomacy is a crucial tool for advancing national interests. The fundamental means by which foreign policy is carried out is diplomacy. Foreign policy's use of rules is related to diplomacy. In order to attain national interest, diplomacy is a communication process used to manage foreign policy objectives. The strength of nations affects diplomacy. Through the aid of power, national interests and global objectives are tried to be accomplished. In international relations, power is the capacity of one country to affect the actions of another. In the realism theory of international relations, power and statecraft are crucial components. Realists contend that in the anarchic international system, physical power is maximised in order to achieve and maintain state sovereignty and security. The time of the cold war has been compared to anarchy in the international order. During the Cold War, power was the major preoccupation of the international system in this regard. It is designed as a self-help system, with the state attempting to safeguard its sovereignty and uphold its interests as a whole. In this realist viewpoint, hard power in international politics is the definition of power. The view of the concept of power has altered since the end of the Cold War. In the age of globalisation, "Soft Power" has developed as a new form of power. Joseph Nye initially used the term "soft power" in his 1990 book "Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power." Cultural values, historical ties to other nations, a shared civilisation, and other factors all contribute to soft power in international politics. Soft power was overlooked by Indian diplomacy as a crucial tool of foreign policy up till 2014. The current NDA II administration used soft power to guide its foreign policy. In actively marketing India's image as a rising global force, the Modi administration has better utilised India's edge in soft power. The Modi administration has made use of soft power resources like ties to other cultures, Buddhism, the Indian diaspora, yoga, and cultural affinity. The Modi admini...

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“…The Modi government has indeed been very vocal about its 'Think West' initiative (which has also been varyingly labelled 'Look West', 'Act West' or 'Link West' over the last five years) that would match the 'Act East' policy and institutionalized engagement of South East Asian economies (Baru 2015;Jaishankar 2015;Mohan 2014). While a tilt to Israel could have been expected, given Modi's expressed preference for a closer political and security relationship with Tel Aviv (Purayil 2020), other drivers such as the quest to secure access to energy resources and investments (Gupta et al 2019;Hall 2019: 105-106), and the growing engagement with India's diaspora (Hall 2019: 87-88;Pradhan and Mohapatra 2020), have also pushed Modi to prioritize a rapprochement with the Gulf states since 2015.…”

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Modi looks West? Assessing change and continuity in India’s Middle East policy since 2014

Blarel

2021

Int Polit

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Various observers have emphasized a recalibration of India's stance towards the Middle East under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These accounts have generally highlighted Modi's public overtures toward Israel, including an unprecedented 2017 visit, as public signs of a break with India's traditional pro-Arab and pro-Palestine approach. Others have interpreted Modi's successive visits to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Qatar, and Oman as indicators of a new outreach to all relevant actors in the region. However, has this diplomatic balancing among regional stakeholders signalled a substantial foreign policy change? Can this apparent policy shift be attributed to the personal preferences of Modi? Or Can India's fluctuating Middle-East policy be explained by a wider number of fluid international and regional opportunities and constraints? Alternatively, can factors such as ideological and religious politics at the national and regional levels also help account for changes (or the absence thereof) in India's Middle-East policy? Building on foreign policy scholarship, this paper offers to derive theoretical understandings and expectations about Modi's role in (re)shaping this regional policy in order to problematizes the conventional understanding of Modi's engagement with the Middle East as a sign of substantial foreign policy change.

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India’s diaspora policy: evidence of soft power diplomacy under Modi

Cited by 13 publications

References 8 publications

Assess the Proposition That India Will Become the Next Superpower

Assess the Proposition That India Will Become the Next Superpower

Soft power diplomacy in India's foreign policy under the Modi government: Challenges and prospects

Modi looks West? Assessing change and continuity in India’s Middle East policy since 2014

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