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ID156970
Title ProperPara-diplomacy
Other Title Informationconcept and the context
LanguageENG
AuthorChatterji, Rakhahari ;  Saha, Swagata
Summary / Abstract (Note)Globalisation and market reforms have made foreign policymaking a more inclusive and multilayered process. Para-diplomacy and emergence of empowered federating/component units engaging in international interaction call for recalibration of theories and understating of International Relations. The debate over central control versus unit autonomy raised the concern: whether para-diplomacy will turn out to be an asset or a threat for the sovereign state. While state may reap benefits of economic development, para-diplomacy may yet lead to regional imbalance, ethnic mobilisation and separatism. With the focus being shifted to Asia with respect to expanding market and sphere of influence, this article analyses the experience of para-diplomacy between India and China as well as of both with the USA. In doing so, reference is drawn to the past experiences of the West to understand how para-diplomacy took root and how is it practised in different contexts. Considering the economic, political and social implications of para-diplomatic practices in specific contexts, the article concludes with an attempt to find out the institutional space it may tread and the policy options it may hold out especially for India.
`In' analytical NoteIndia Quarterly Vol. 73, No.4; Dec 2017: p.375-394
Journal SourceIndia Quarterly Vol: 73 No 4
Key WordsGlobalisation ;  Sovereignty ;  Partnership ;  Para-Diplomacy ;  Central Control ;  Foreign Policy ;  Stateness ;  Federal Units ;  Sister-City


 
 
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