India's foreign policy under BJP : pragmatism and proactive diplomacy?

• Main Author: Manaswini Ramkumar
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political theory
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102801; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19934
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Despite the party’s Hindu-tinged nationalistic zeal, the BJP’s election manifesto emphasises pragmatism and proactive diplomacy in India’s external relations. The new government needs to translate its foreign policy aims effectively to mend to renew relations with the US, Russia and the immediate ne...