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The Comment On The Strategy Of India For Great Power

Posted on:2004-12-12Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F WenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2156360092990173Subject:Scientific Socialism and the international communist movement
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After the ending of "Cold War", facing the reconstruction of the world structure, India has adjusted its policy of diplomacy, changed the cognition of itself and formally brought up to the requirement of becoming the great power of world in the twenty-first century.The Indian Strategy for Great Power, in this article, means a strategy of diplomacy to realize the nation's political purposeæ¡žecome the great power of world, which should base on its national strategy resources; should hold the opportunities tightly that the way of the economy to increasing has changed, and that the transformation of the world structure has taken place; should try hardly for the acknowledgement of the great power position by the international community and realize the maximum of the national interest.The paper is divided into three parts.The first part: the production and development of Indian strategic thought for great power.This part primarily studies the history of Indian great power strategy thoughts and the formation and development of the strategy. 1, The sprout of the strategic thought . In all of ancient country of civilization, India represents the empire civilization of the long and big unification as well as China. " Similar to China, India was very familiar with managements in big country , and they have a basic idea to handle ... with the relation of the other nation."1 the superior of traditional culture promoted the sprouting of the strategy in India with pathetic colony history together. 2. The formation of India strategy thought for great power. Jawaharlal Nehru was the chief diplomacy theoretician of India; the thought of his diplomacy laid the thought foundation of the national diplomacy strategy in India. The strategy of his diplomacy marks the formation of the strategy of India, his thought and policy still surely contain influence, 40 years later after he passed away .The target that he established--"to be a great power" is always to be followed by successive governmentsStephen I*. Cohen: " India: Emerging Power', 2002 by Xinhua Publishing Housein India. 3, The development of the strategy thought in India. The fiasco of the war in 1962 changed India's strategy of the standpoint of decision makers. The point that realized the strategy by "nonviolence" encountered the judgments. "Bellicose Nehru doctrine" became the best generalization of this diplomacy strategy of that period (1950's-1960's) in India. During the end of 1970's to 1990,the core of the strategy of diplomacy in India was setting up a great power image that could make use of the forces by its will. Along with the variety of the international situation, "promote to reach agreement, enlarge the strength " become the realistic choice of the "genial realism" in India. In 1998, the success of the nuclear tests marked the change of the strategic thought in India from the " geniality" realism to the policy of " pre-eminent".The second part: the main contents of the strategy for great Power in India. The main description of this part is the content of the strategy of India for great power. Its main contents include: 1-, To control South Asia region, reject other powers outside get involved. India thinks South Asia region is "the natural sphere of influence" of itself, and controlling South Asia region is extremely important to the national security of India. To Inhibit Pakistan, and control other small countries is the chief aim in its strategy. 2. To control the region of Indian Ocean, be the lord of the Indian Ocean. Invasion of England from seas has made the distress memory deeply into Indian. India's strategy policy is realizes its aim by means of both politics and military ways at the same time, the politic means is to enhance its position among Indian ocean littoral states by politics and diplomacy effort The military means is to increase its navy's real strength, expansion positive to Indian Ocean region, inhibit the other nation's navy validly, control Indian Ocean utmost and put great power's navy into practice threaten, and...
Keywords/Search Tags:India, strategy for great power, challenge, opportunity
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