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ID142261
Title ProperFrom swagger to self-advocacy
Other Title InformationIndia’s postgraduate “transition” in the world bank
LanguageENG
AuthorYadav, Vikash ;  Kirk, Jason
Summary / Abstract (Note)The International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank's facility for low-income countries, has granted India an unprecedented exception to its usual “graduation” policy—extending transitional support to its largest borrower, even though it has crossed the normal eligibility cutoff for IDA’s soft loans (based on per capita income). Before 2012, some Indian officials had called for a “graceful graduation,” believing that India did not need concessionary development assistance any longer. But with IDA graduation imminent in 2013 and facing a limit on borrowing from the Bank’s other window for middle-income countries, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, India successfully appealed for continued IDA access. This article draws on official interviews and documents to show how India secured post-graduation transitional support from IDA—suggesting that while India’s leaders seek to present their country as a rising power with influence in multilateral institutions, they can also be pragmatic in their status demands and quietly persuasive in their economic diplomacy.
`In' analytical NoteIndia Review Vol. 14, No.4; Oct-Dec 2015: p.377-398
Journal SourceIndia Review Vol: 14 No 4
Key WordsEconomic Diplomacy ;  World Bank ;  India ;  International Development Association ;  Swagger ;  Self-Advocacy ;  Postgraduate Transition ;  IDA


 
 
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