| ID | 132413 |
| Title Proper | Eisenhower administration and public diplomacy in India |
| Other Title Information | an ambivalent engagement, 1953-1960 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Graham, Sarah Ellen |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The United States-India relationship was fraught with misapprehension and ideological disagreement during the 1950s. Public diplomacy provides a valuable context for examining these dynamics. This analysis assesses the planning, deployment, and reception of American public diplomacy to India under President Dwight Eisenhower, a period encompassing Washington's 1954 alliance with Pakistan and economic aid to India in 1957-1958. Public diplomacy reflects the Administration's difficulty in clarifying its interests in India. The rhetorical and moralising approach of India's leadership, and their prominence in the global non-aligned movement, contributed greatly to this ambivalence. Public diplomacy planning highlights Washington's difficulties in confronting India's identity in world politics; it struggled to craft messages on racial attitudes, consumerism, and Communism, whilst Soviet public diplomacy gave strong competition throughout the period. At the same time, several aspects of American public diplomacy resonated with Indian audiences, indicating that there was the possibility of a closer American relationship with India had Washington taken a different high policy approach to the region. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol.25, No.2; June 2014: p.260-284 |
| Journal Source | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol.25, No.2; June 2014: p.260-284 |
| Key Words | United States-India Relationship ; Misapprehension ; Ideological Disagreement ; Rhetorical Approach ; Moralising Approach ; India ; Diplomacy ; Indian Leadership ; Racial Attitudes ; Diplomacy Reflects ; Public Diplomacy ; Bilateral Relations ; International Relations ; Trilateral Relations ; Political Dynamics ; Consumerism ; Communism ; Political Interest ; World Politics ; Indian Identities ; Non-Aligned Movement ; Global Non-Aligned Movement - GNAM |