@article{1432294,
      recid = {1432294},
      author = {Pethiyagoda, Kadira,},
      title = {Indian foreign policy and cultural values /},
      pages = {1 online resource :},
      abstract = {"With major global and regional power balances shifting  dramatically, understanding what drives Indian foreign  policy has never been more important. In this ambitious and  thought-provoking study, the author identifies pluralism,  tolerance, non-violence and hierarchy as cultural values  that have long been most influential and remain so today.  Enlivened by case studies of nuclear policy, humanitarian  intervention and the Middle East, this book will appeal not  only to international relations theorists but also  practical policymakers." -- Professor the Hon. Gareth Evans  AC QC, Former Foreign Minister of Australia, Distinguished  Honorary Professor, Australian National University and  President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group "Dr.  Pethiyagoda's fine volume, drawing on India's rich history,  diversity of cultures and rising geo-strategic importance,  greatly enhances the fast-growing field of Indian foreign  policy scholarship." -- Dr David M. Malone,  Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Rector, UN  University, Author of Does the Elephant Dance: Contemporary  Indian Foreign Policy and Former Canadian Ambassador to  India As India rises to great power status in the emerging  multipolar world order, what influence will its rich and  ancient culture have on the country's foreign policy? This  book reveals that cultural values have greater explanatory  power than previously thought and describes the nature of  their influence. Excavating thousands of years of history,  the monograph identifies enduring values that are relevant  to contemporary foreign policy. It examines three critical  areas of Indian foreign policy - nuclear policy,  humanitarian intervention and relations with the Middle  East. Major decisions were shaped by cultural values -  sometimes at the expense of strategic interests. India's  choice to test nuclear weapons was not purely because of  China or Pakistan: hierarchy also played a role. From a  hierarchical worldview shaping Delhi's approach to  international law on arms control to pluralism facilitating  simultaneous friendships with America and Iran, values  thread their way throughout India's foreign relations.  Non-violence underpins Delhi's soft power in both the West  and the Middle East, while having spurred India's  opposition to Western intervention in Iraq. Analyzing state  behavior and interviewing diplomats, the book charts  culture's evolving influence from Rajiv Gandhi to Narendra  Modi. Kadira Pethiyagoda was a Brookings Institution  Fellow, diplomat, foreign service officer, political  candidate, and visiting scholar at University of Oxford,  UK.--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1432294},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54696-0},
}