state for rural allegiance. In response to the threat, the Government of India has securitized development, using public …India’s rapid economic growth over the last decade has been coupled with a Maoist insurgency that competes with the … iron and coal mines that drive India’s growth. This study aims to address the lack of local-level analysis and the lack of …

financial base of regional self-development, which casts doubt on the fundamental principles of federalism. First and foremost …

This paper links the foreign economic engagement of India's states with the literature on federalism, thereby …, policy regime, and human development. Although the central government plays no direct role in determining the state to which …

"This book looks at the changing dynamics of diplomacy of the two emerging global powers-India and China. It examines … surrounding them. This volume takes an in-depth look at the trade and economic strategies of India and China through the prism of … approach and greater people-to-people contact in the global strategies of India and China and in fostering greater cooperation …

its will in the region, India has turned towards soft power. It now tries to rebuild its positive image in the region and …

India seems to qualify as a soft power by default with her democratic tradition, Mahatma Gandhi with his concept of non …-violence and peaceful conflict mediation as national hero and Bollywood as a quasiglobal dream fabric. The high economic growth … rates since the liberalisation in 1991 have increased India’s international attractiveness. India uses her soft power …