The Engagement of India: Strategies and Responses - South Asia in World Affairs series

Commendation Quotes:"As India emerges as a significant regional, if not global, player, other states seem increasingly interested to 'engage' it. This book explores what those states are doing and whether they are succeeding in it, and also India's reactions to these novel initiatives. Written for both experts and general readers, "The Engagement of India" makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of India's evolving international relations." -- Swaran Singh, professor of diplomacy & disarmament, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New DelhiCommendation Quotes:"India's rise is often understood only in terms of India's own policies and actions. "The Engagement of India" argues convincingly that India's rise in the international system must also be understood as a dynamic process of interactions between India and other states in a complex international arena. This brilliant collection of essays is essential reading for all those interested in the rise of great powers and in India and its future role in the international system." -- Amitabh Mattoo, director, Australia India Institute, professor of International Relations, University of Melbourne and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New DelhiBiographical Note: Ian Hall is a senior fellow in the Department of International Relations at Australian National University. He is the author of "The Dilemmas of Decline: British Intellectuals and World Politics, 1945-75" and "The International Thought of Martin Wight," and co-editor of "Interpreting Global Security."Commendation Quotes:"This volume brings together some leading experts to provide an up-to-date analysis of India's external relations in the age of power transitions that will serve as an essential resource for students, scholars, and practitioners. "The Engagement of India" fills an important gap in existing literature insofar as it explores the engagement strategies employed by other states to shape the foreign and economic policies of India as a rising power." -- Mohan Malik, professor of Asian security, Asia-Pacific Center for Security StudiesTable of Contents: Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Engagement of India / Ian Hall -- 2. The US Engagement of India after 1991: Transformation / Daniel Twining -- 3. Japan's India Engagement: From Different Worlds to Strategic Partners / H. D. P. Envall -- 4. Russia's Engagement of India: Securing the Longevity of a Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership / Lavina Lee -- 5. India and China: Strategic Engagement in Central Asia / Louise Merrington -- 6. China's Half-Hearted Engagement and India's Proactive Balancing / Harsh V. Pant -- 7. Australia's Fitful Engagements of India / Ian Hall -- 8. India's Engagements with Southeast Asia: Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia / David Brewster -- 9. Paradigm Shift: India during and after the Cold War / Rajesh Basrur -- 10. Conclusion: Engagement, India, and the Changing International Order / Nick Bisley -- List of Contributors -- Index. Publisher Marketing: The Engagement of India explores the strategies that key states have employed to engage and shape the relationship with a rising and newly vibrant India. The book also examines how India is attempting to shape relations with several small and middle power states in Asia through its own engagement strategies. Engagement is defined here as a distinctive strategy where a state tries to shape the foreign and domestic policies of another state through positive inducements. The chapters look at the engagement strategies of the US, Australia, Japan, Russia, and China toward India. The book also examines India's own strategies to engage with Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Central Asian republics. The authors in this volume describe India's responses--positive, ambivalent, and sometimes hostile--to engagement as well as the results of India's own attempts to benefit from new relationships. This book provides an excellent overview of India's contemporary foreign relations with these key states.

Contributor Bio:  Hall, Ian Ian Hall is a Lecturer in the School of History and Politics at the University of Adelaide.