FROM THE PUBLISHER
States today are far more engaged in diplomacy than ever
before, actively building relations with other states to
harness their mutual commercial and cultural strengths.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s outlook to global affairs
is no different, yet there is a nuanced approach in linking
India’s foreign policy to domestic transformation. While on
the one hand, his policies seek to attract foreign capital,
technology and open foreign markets for Indian products,
on the other, they are geared towards regional stability,
peace and prosperity. All events are texts to be analysed and
the authors in this volume do so but emphatically underline
that India’s diplomacy under Modi has got a go-getting
edge, that it is no longer foreign anymore but a matter of
public affairs and that with Modi at the helm, India is set to
leverage its role and make itself a ‘diplomatic superpower’.
The nuanced and thought-provoking essays, by some of the
most well-respected analysts and practitioners of diplomacy,
make this book a must-read for not just professionals and
serious readers but for the uninitiated as well.