Pakistan Factor and the Competing Perspectives in India

The book discusses the Pakistan factor in Indian foreign policy, covering the evolution of both Indian nationalism and Hindu nationalism and their impact on India's foreign policy framework. To explain the bipartisanship on Pakistan in India, it separates party-centric foreign policy views of national parties of India. Then it explains India's Pakistan policy from multiple aspects. It underscores India's pursuit of policy choices under Modi and ends with a discussion on the future of India-Pakistan relations.

Provides a theoretical construct of Indian foreign policy Discusses the future of India-Pakistan relations Covers the impact of nationalism on India's foreign policy framework

Autorentext

Dr. **Raja Qaiser Ahmed** is Assistant Professor at School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid I Azam University, Islamabad. Previously he was Visiting Scholar at Columbia University New York, Associate at the University of Nottingham and EURAC scholar at the Institute of Comparative Federalism Italy. His research work falls in the domain of both political science and international relations with regional focus on South Asia and specific focus on India and Pakistan. He contributes expert commentary to international and national electronic media frequently.

Inhalt

1. Indian Politics: Discourses and Narratives.- 2. Domestic Context and Indian Foreign Policy.- 3. Indian Foreign Policy: Persistence and Continuity.- 4. Bharatiya Janata Party, The Rise of Modi and Indian Foreign Policy.- 5. Indian Policy Towards Pakistan.- 6. India-Pakistan Relations Under The Indian National Congress (20082014).- 7. India-Pakistan Relations Under Modi (20142019).- 8. Conclusion.