Scholarship on India’s International Relations

Rajesh M. Basrur
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Rajesh M. Basrur: The author is Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. E-mail: rmbasrur@hotmail.com.

International Studies, 2009, vol. 46, issue 1-2, 89-108

Abstract: An assessment of scholarship on India’s International Relations (IIR) shows some significant weaknesses. At the global level, the discipline has not kept pace with rising interest in India. There is an appreciable degree of theoretical content in IIR, but it is relatively narrow in range. At the Asian level, interest in IIR is weak and, with exceptions, lacks engagement with theory as well as breadth of scope. In India, the discipline exhibits a wider spread but low-level theoretical content and relative isolation. Taken as a whole, the field needs greater creativity, theoretical depth and breadth of scope. The article concludes with a brief assessment of the reasons for these shortcomings and identifies the pathway to develop IR in India as a more vibrant discipline.

Keywords: India; International Relations; research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/002088171004600207

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