| ID | 083794 |
| Title Proper | India's relations with Iran in the post-cold war era |
| Other Title Information | a geopolitical appraisal |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hussain, Rizwan |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper examines India's relations with Iran in the post-Cold War era. The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the corresponding end of the bipolar East-West confrontation distinctly affected the pattern of foreign policy perceptions in the two major states of South and West Asia, namely, India and Iran, respectively. The paper analyses the transformation of India's relationship with Iran from being a distant neighbour in the Cold War to a potential regional ally in the post-Soviet era. It also outlines the strategic, political, and economic rationale behind India's attempts to forge strong ties with the Islamic Republic in the twenty-first century. It highlights the potential areas of co-operation between these two states and at the same time indicates the potential obstacles involved in developing a strong multifaceted relationship.
Among the many peoples and races who have come in contact with and influenced India's life and culture, the oldest and the most persistent have been the Iranians . . . it was out of some common stock that the Indo-Aryans and the ancient Iranians diverged and took their different ways. . . Iran like India, was strong enough in the cultural foundation to influence even her invaders and often to absorb them. |
| `In' analytical Note | BIISS Journal Vol. 29, No.1; Jan 2008: 126-152 |
| Journal Source | BIISS Journal Vol. 29, No.1; Jan 2008: 126-152 |
| Key Words | India ; Iran ; India - Foreign Relations - Iran ; Iran - Foreign Relations - India |