Special Issue on “Indian Foreign Policy” in the Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

SIRP is pleased to announce the publication of a Special Issue on “Indian Foreign Policy” in the Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs (Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2024). This SCOPUS-indexed journal publication marks a significant collaborative outcome of the Brain Gain Distinguished Scholar Program initiated by the Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC). The special issue, co-edited by Prof. T.V. Paul (McGill University/Visiting Professor, SIRP) and Prof. C. Vinodan (Director, SIRP), emerged from Prof. Paul’s tenure as the first social science fellow under the Brain Gain Distinguished Scholar Program at the School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, in 2023.

Articles in this special issue:

1. “Introduction: India and the Great Powers: Balancing and Diplomatic Engagement Revisited—Introducing the Special Issue” by T.V. Paul and C. Vinodan
2. “The Sino-Indian Rivalry and Balance-of-power Theory: Explaining India’s Underbalancing” by T.V. Paul
3. “Strategic Autonomy and India’s Hedging Policies in the Indo-Pacific” by C. Vinodan and Anju Lis Kurian
4. “Limits of India–US Relations: Balancing Through Strategic Autonomy and Multi-alignment” by Josukutty C. Abraham and Uma Purushothaman
5. “India, Japan and the Indo-Pacific: Evolution, Consolidation and Limitations of the Strategic Partnership” by Jojin V. John
6. “Navigating US–China Rivalry in a Multi-aligned Middle East: Understanding India’s Shifting Strategy Towards the Region” by Nicolas Blarel
7. “India’s Security and Climate Policy: Navigating the China Challenge” by Miriam Prys-Hansen and Simon Kaack

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