ID | 107434 |
Title Proper | From high ground to high table |
Other Title Information | the evolution of Indian multilateralism |
Language | ENG |
Author | Mukherjee, Rohan ; Malone, David M |
Publication | 2011. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Independent India's multilateral strategy was designed defensively as a means to provide the country with some leeway in an intensely competitive bipolar world. Today, India casts itself as an emerging power intent on exerting the bilateral and multilateral influence that the country's founding leaders had long aspired to. Obsolete frameworks such as nonalignment and developing world leadership have mostly been jettisoned in the process. However, questions remain about India's willingness and capacity to take on global responsibilities to match its global aspirations. This article traces the evolution of India's multilateral approach and examinest is multilateral stance through several prisms: the UN Security Council, the World Trade Organization, global climate change negotiations, and some emerging international groupings of states in which India plays a role. Among our conclusions is that, in India's diplomacy, much depends on domestic factors. |
`In' analytical Note | Global Governance Vol. 17, No.3; Jul-Sep 2011: p.311-329 |
Journal Source | Global Governance Vol. 17, No.3; Jul-Sep 2011: p.311-329 |
Key Words | India ; Multilateralism ; Non - Alignment ; United Nations Security Council ; World Trade Organization ; Climate Change ; BRIC ; IBSA ; Group of 20 |