{"id":272947,"date":"2023-12-08T19:06:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=272947"},"modified":"2023-12-09T16:06:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T10:36:56","slug":"indias-neighbourhood-dilemmas-indias-growing-neighbourhood-dilemmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-neighbourhood-dilemmas-indias-growing-neighbourhood-dilemmas\/","title":{"rendered":"India’s neighbourhood dilemmas -India’s growing neighbourhood dilemmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: The post India’s neighbourhood dilemmas has been created on the article \u201cIndia’s growing neighbourhood dilemmas\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d<\/strong> on 8th December 2023.<\/p>\n

UPSC<\/strong> Syllabus<\/strong> Topic<\/strong>:<\/strong> GS paper 2- International relation- India and its neighbourhood- relations.<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: The article discusses India’s difficulties in managing relationships with neighbouring countries in South Asia. It highlights challenges from anti-India regimes and China’s growing influence. The need for India to improve its diplomatic strategies and increase diplomatic personnel is also emphasized.<\/p>\n

What dilemmas does India face in the neighbourhood?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rise of Anti-India Regimes<\/strong>: <\/strong>India confronts the rise of anti-India regimes, like the one in the Maldives, which is urging Indians to leave.<\/p>\n

Structural Challenges from China’s Influence<\/strong>:<\/strong> The increasing engagement of South Asian countries with China’s Belt and Road Initiative and other projects. China’s strategic involvement in countries like Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, overshadow India’s influence.<\/p>\n

China’s Border Settlement Strategy<\/strong>:<\/strong> China’s efforts to resolve border disputes with neighboring countries, except India, as demonstrated in Bhutan, creates strategic concerns for India in the region.<\/p>\n

What are the reasons behind India’s neighbourhood dilemmas?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Regional Geopolitical Architecture<\/strong>:<\/strong>
\na) <\/strong>Diminishing US Presence<\/strong>-The United States’ decreasing involvement in South Asia has created a vacuum, now being filled by China, to India’s disadvantage
\nb) Rise of China<\/strong>– China’s significant growth acts as a ‘geopolitical buffer’ for smaller states, challenging India’s influence in the region
\nc) Use of the ‘China Card’-<\/strong>\u00a0 Neighbouring countries are increasingly using their relationship with China as a strategic tool in their foreign policy
\nd) Lack of Interconnectedness and Poverty<\/strong>– The region’s underdevelopment and poverty make the economically more capable China an attractive partner
\ne) India’s Normative Approach<\/strong>– India’s traditional, normative policy towards the region has been less effective compared to China’s non-normative, pragmatic approach.<\/p>\n

India’s Policy Stance<\/strong>: <\/strong>India’s foreign policy shows a deep-seated status quo bias, primarily engaging with those in power, which can alienate other important groups or emerging power centers in these countries.<\/p>\n

Misconceptions in Indian Diplomacy<\/strong>: <\/strong>
\na) <\/strong>Overestimation of Regional Influence<\/strong>– India believed that excluding Pakistan, South Asia would align with its geopolitical views, which hasn’t been the case
\nb) Overestimation of Cultural Connections-<\/strong> The assumption that India’s cultural and historical ties would ensure better relations with neighbors has not been as effective against China’s more resource-driven approach.<\/p>\n

What should be done?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. a<\/strong>) India needs to recognize the fundamental shift in South Asia’s balance of power, where China is now a key player
    \nb<\/strong>) Proactively seek involvement of friendly external countries to counter the region becoming Sino-centric
    \nc<\/strong>) Engage with a variety of political and social actors in each neighbouring country, not just those in power
    \nd<\/strong>) Significantly boost the number of diplomats to handle India’s foreign policy effectively, given its large population and expanding role in global affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Discuss the challenges and reasons behind India’s difficulties in managing relationships with its neighbouring countries in South Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Source: The post India’s neighbourhood dilemmas has been created on the article \u201cIndia’s growing neighbourhood dilemmas\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 8th December 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper 2- International relation- India and its neighbourhood- relations. News: The article discusses India’s difficulties in managing relationships with neighbouring countries in South Asia. It highlights challenges… Continue reading India’s neighbourhood dilemmas -India’s growing neighbourhood dilemmas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,1235,9],"tags":[212,239,10498],"class_list":["post-272947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-international-relations","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-international-relations","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":32,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1702078764},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}