02858cam a2200325 i 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200031000840350013001150400036001280420008001640430012001720500022001841000032002062450091002382640059003293000023003883360026004113370028004373380027004654900039004925040067005315050324005985201362009226510036022846550024023207760148023448300040024922241514520251231093659.0220207s2023    dcu      b    001 0 eng    a  2022001377  a9781647122850q(paperback)  a22415145  aDGU/DLCbengerdacDLCdDLCdAU  apcc  aa-ii---00aDS449b.B373 20231 aBasrur, Rajesh M.,eauthor.10aSubcontinental drift :bdomestic politics and India's foreign policy /cRajesh Basrur. 1aWashington, DC :bGeorgetown University Press,c©2023  a253 pages c24 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier1 aSouth Asia in world affairs series  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 199-246) and index.0 aIntroduction : Rising India and Policy Drift -- Material Constraints-I : The India-US Nuclear Agreement --  Material Constraints-II : India and Sri Lanka's Civil War -- Responsibility Deficit-I : Nuclear Strategy -- Responsibility Deficit-II : Cross-Border Terrorism - Conclusion : Considerations for Policy and Theory.  a"This book explains why India's foreign policy is often characterized by multiple hesitations, delays, and diversions. Rajesh Basrur finds that India's foreign policy is hampered by significant domestic political constraints, which dim the country's prospects for major power status. Basrur uses the concept of policy drift and the international relations theory known as neoclassical realism to illuminate the main types of political stumbling blocks. The four cases explored in this book demonstrate that there are two basic types of explanation for India's indecision on crucial issues. He distinguishes between involuntary drift, which is related to the distribution of domestic material power, and voluntary drift, which is produced by a responsibility deficit. Basrur's two case studies of involuntary drift, are the India-US nuclear agreement and Indian security policy toward Sri Lanka. Two other case studies on India's nuclear strategy and India's policy on cross-border terrorism demonstrate voluntary drift. Basrur concludes India's capacity to implement vital policies is under question, not only because of the specific negativities associated with the cases examined here, but more generally from what they indicate about the ability of the Indian state to surmount domestic obstacles in pursuit of its interests as a potential major power"-- 0aIndiaxForeign relationsy1984- 0aPrint books.2local08iOnline version:aBasrur, Rajesh M.tSubcontinental driftdWashington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2023]z9781647122867w(DLC) 2022001378 0aSouth Asia in world affairs series.