02957cam a2200361 i 4500 22415145 20251231093659.0 220207s2023 dcu b 001 0 eng 2022001377 9781647122850 (paperback) 22415145 DGU/DLC eng rda DLC DLC AU pcc a-ii--- Alfaisal Main Library DS449 .B373 2023 Basrur, Rajesh M., author. Subcontinental drift : domestic politics and India's foreign policy / Rajesh Basrur. Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, ©2023 253 pages 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier South Asia in world affairs series Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-246) and index. Introduction : 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. "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"-- India Foreign relations 1984- Print books. local 4 Online version: Basrur, Rajesh M. Subcontinental drift Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2023] 9781647122867 (DLC) 2022001378 South Asia in world affairs series. lcc BOOKS 608244 608244 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2025-12-31 0 DS449 .B373 2023 AU00000000021227 2025-12-31 09:38:13 320.00 2025-12-31 BOOKS