| Stephen Walter’s threat balance theory suggests that a country will balance the country that poses the greatest threat to its own country by seeking external alliances.However,the 1962 Sino Indian border war ended with the failure of the Indian side,and the two countries were in a state of tension in the border area for most of the time.India regarded China as a threat and a hypothetical enemy.However,after India’s defeat in 1962,it never broke the bottom line of alliance.This article believes that the fundamental reason why India has never broken the bottom line of alliance is due to India’s unique strategic culture.India’s strategic culture has the characteristics of realism,and it consists of two components: inherent concepts and behavioral patterns.The inherent concepts in India’s strategic culture include India’s views on issues such as morality,military power,violence,and India’s great power complex.The behavioral patterns in India’s strategic culture are reflected in India’s "limited cooperation concept".The characteristics of realist strategic culture in India are rooted in its unique natural environment,history,culture,and social structure.Therefore,it can be considered that after India’s independence,its strategic culture had already been shaped and had a high degree of realism.The strategic culture of Indian realism has three functions: firstly,it determines India’s strategic goal of becoming a vibrant and powerful country;secondly,it frames the ways and means for India to achieve this strategic goal.In other words,India’s unique strategic culture constrains its choice of external alliance when facing threats.When the international system structure changes,although India hopes to leverage the power of external powers to achieve the goal of balance,India’s unique strategic culture will limit India’s security policy to the framework of non alliance;The third is to guide India’s policy choices within the framework of non alignment. |
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