| ID | 123676 |
| Title Proper | Soft and hard power in India's strategy toward Southeast Asia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Das, Ajaya Kumar |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | India has reinforced its strategic objectives in Southeast Asia in response to the rise of China and its growing influence in Southeast Asia. 1 The new geopolitical focus on the region is complemented by India's increasing interest in economic integration with it. This has produced a new kind of strategic relationship that is based largely on the power of attraction rather than that of coercion. 2 India has utilized its rising economic and military resources, normally understood as "hard power," in the form of "soft power" with substantial success. While analysts tend to make a sharp distinction between the hard power of military and economic instruments available to the state, this article shows that there is a substantial overlap between them and that the "soft" aspects of hard power play a significant role in meeting India's strategic objectives. It also examines how purely soft power resources (such as culture) play a complementary role. Taken together, India's soft power-based on military as well as non-military resources-underlies its strategy of building strong defense and strategic links with Southeast Asia. |
| `In' analytical Note | India Review Vol. 12, No.3; Jul-Sep 2013: p.165-185 |
| Journal Source | India Review Vol. 12, No.3; Jul-Sep 2013: p.165-185 |
| Key Words | India ; Southeast Asia ; China ; Geopolitics ; Hard Power ; Soft Power ; Military Resources |