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India and the Great Powers

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  • Rajesh Rajagopalan
  • Varun Sahni

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Six propositions drive this article. First, India's relations with the great powers as they evolve over the next two decades are going to be conditioned by India's own emergence as a great power. Second, it will take at least 15 to 20 years for a balance to re-emerge in the contemporary hegemonic system; hence, India's emergence will be simultaneous with the relative decline of the United States (US). Third, Indian policy makers and analysts need to think structurally about India's external relations, especially with the US and China. Fourth, India's relations with the great powers are inseparable from the broader issue of emerging Asian balances and security architectures. Fifth, India needs to keep a keen eye on other major powers, among whom Russia, Japan, the European Union (EU) and Brazil will be particularly important. Finally, while building its capabilities along a broad spectrum, India must not lose sight of the normative component that is inherent in great power status.

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  • Rajesh Rajagopalan & Varun Sahni, 2008. "India and the Great Powers," South Asian Survey, , vol. 15(1), pages 5-32, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:soasur:v:15:y:2008:i:1:p:5-32
    DOI: 10.1177/097152310801500102
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    1. Ebert, Hannes & Flemes, Daniel & Strüver, Georg, 2012. "The Politics of Contestation in Asia: How Japan and Pakistan Deal with their Rising Neighbors," GIGA Working Papers 206, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.

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