From High Ground to High Table: The Evolution of Indian Multilateralism

Independent India's multilateral strategy was designed defensively as a means to provide the country with some leeway in an intensely competitive bipolar world. Today, India casts itself as an emerging power intent on exerting the bilateral and multilateral influence that the country's fou...

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Published in:Global governance 2011-07, Vol.17 (3), p.311-329
Main Authors: Mukherjee, Rohan, Malone, David M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Arms control & disarmament
Bilateralism
Bipolarization
Climate change
Climatic changes
Developing countries
Diplomacy
Domestic affairs
Environmental policy
Foreign policy
Foreign policy foundations
G-20
Global warming
Hindus
History
India
International aspects
International cooperation
International organizations
International relations
Leadership
Multilateralism
Negotiation
Neutralism
Non-alignment
Nonaligned states
Nuclear weapons
Prime ministers
Security
UN Security Council
United Nations
United Nations Security council
World Trade Organization
WTO
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Summary:Independent India's multilateral strategy was designed defensively as a means to provide the country with some leeway in an intensely competitive bipolar world. Today, India casts itself as an emerging power intent on exerting the bilateral and multilateral influence that the country's founding leaders had long aspired to. Obsolete frameworks such as nonalignment and developing world leadership have mostly been jettisoned in the process. However, questions remain about India's willingness and capacity to take on global responsibilities to match its global aspirations. This article traces the evolution of India's multilateral approach and examines its multilateral stance through several prisms: the UN Security Council, the World Trade Organization, global climate change negotiations, and some emerging international groupings of states in which India plays a role. Among our conclusions is that, in India's diplomacy, much depends on domestic factors.
ISSN:1075-2846
1942-6720
DOI:10.1163/19426720-01703004