Competing Visions of India in World Politics

This edited collection presents an alternative set of reflections on India's contemporary global role by exploring a range of influential non-Western state perspectives. Through multiple case studies, the contributors gauge the success of India's efforts to be seen as an alternative global power in the twenty-first century.

'We increasingly know how rising India views the world but not enough about how the world, especially the non-Western world, sees India. These timely essays, written by an array of regional experts, are a terrific addition to the scholarship on India's place in international life.' - Kanti Bajpai, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore

'Dr Sullivan and her contributors are to be applauded for offering us these fresh and stimulating interpretations of India's role in global politics. The deliberate focus on non-Western views of India on issues that are of importance to these mostly middle-range states adds significantly to the growing body of work that rightly aims to promote an understanding of international relations and history that is truly global in focus.' - Rosemary Foot, St Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK

'The story of India's rise has so far been told by New Delhi and by Washington, or conveyed with their concerns in mind. This book lets us hear other voices - from Africa, East Asia, Latin America and the Middle East - speak about India's growing global ambitions. Innovative and sagacious, it is essential reading for all analysts concerned with how rising powers are shaping contemporary international relations.' - Ian Hall, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

Autorentext
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, University of London, UK Danielle Chubb, Deakin University, Australia Gilberto Estrada Harris University of Oxford, UK David Harris, University of Bradford, UK Nicola Horsburgh, University of Oxford, UK Yuka Kobayashi, University of London, UK Natasha Kuhrt, King's College London, UK Christopher J. Lee, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Vinícius Rodrigues Vieira, University of Oxford, UK Omar Sharaf University of Heidelberg, Germany

Inhalt
Introduction: Creating Diversity in Contemporary Readings of India's Global Role; Kate Sullivan 1. India's Ambivalent Projection of Self as a Global Power: Between Compliance and Resistance; Kate Sullivan 2. Chinese Views of a Nuclear India: From the 1974 Peaceful Nuclear Explosion to the Nuclear Suppliers Group Waiver in 2008; Nicola Horsburgh 3. India in Climate Change: The View from Tokyo; Yuka Kobayashi 4. Just Another Regional Superpower? A Cautious South Korea Watches India's Rise; Danielle Chubb 5. From Imperial Subjects to Global South Partners: South Africa, India, and the Politics of Multilateralism; Christopher J. Lee 6. What does 'Development Cooperation' Mean? Perceptions from Africa and India; David Harris and Simona Vittorini 7. The 'Eastern Brother': Brazil's View of India as a Diplomatic Partner in World Trade; Vinícius Rodrigues Vieira 8. 'The Other Pacifist': Mexican Views on India's Quest for Great Power Status; Gilberto Estrada Harris 9. India in the Iranian imagination: Between Culture and Strategic Interest ; Arshin Adib-Moghaddam 10. Views of India from the Conflicting Parties in Syria; Omar Sharaf 11. Russian Views of India in the Context of Afghanistan; Natasha Kuhrt Conclusion; Kate Sullivan