XVI. Indian power projection in the greater Middle East: Tools and objectives

Mudiam, Prithvi Ram

doi:10.1163/ej.9789004158597.i-544.143

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“…During the Cold War era, the nonalignment policy had prevented New Delhi from developing political ties with the regional states that were aligned with the US leading to the region becoming peripheral in India's West Asia (Middle East) policy (Agwani, 1963; Mudiam, 1994; Pradhan, 2004). In th post‐Cold War era, New Delhi adopted the path of neutrality in regional conflicts.…”

Section: India's Multialignment In the Gulfmentioning

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“…As Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee formed a stable coalition government, India faced numerous challenges in its foreign policy emanating from domestic compulsions and a changing global environment. In the Gulf, New Delhi was facing even more challenging environment because of the continuing Pakistan factor as well as legacy issues that had marred India's approach towards the Arab‐Islamic world during much of the Cold War period (Kumaraswamy, 2014; Mudiam, 1994; 7–13; Quamar, 2018b).…”

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India and the Gulf: Regional security and India's multialignment policy

Quamar

2023

Asian Politics and Policy

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In the 21st century, India significantly enhanced its engagements with the Gulf region driven by domestic economic and security considerations. New Delhi followed a policy of strengthening bilateral ties and maintained neutrality on intraregional disputes, tensions, and rivalries. Hence, the Gulf policy followed the fine print of a multialigned foreign policy, a concept frequently used to describe the post‐Cold War shifts in India's external relations. However, given the transitions in the regional security scenario both because of regional developments and systemic factors, India's multialigned policy in the Gulf faces serious challenges. The Indian response reveals that despite different regional and international factors pulling in different directions, the Gulf policy continues to be guided by multialignment.

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Section: India's Multialignment In the Gulfmentioning

confidence: 99%