{"id":77007,"date":"2021-01-16T11:24:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T05:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=77007"},"modified":"2021-01-27T12:38:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T07:08:02","slug":"uk-report-classified-india-among-difficult-four-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/uk-report-classified-india-among-difficult-four-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"UK\u00a0 Report classified\u00a0India\u00a0among\u00a0\u2018difficult\u00a0four\u2019\u00a0countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Synopsis:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The report released by the Royal Institute of International Affairs (UK) recommends an arm\u2019s length relationship with India due to rise of religious intolerance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Back ground<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"18\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recently<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Royal Institute of International Affairs<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(UK) have proposed a blueprint titled \u201c<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Global Britain, Global Broker\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, for Britain\u2019s future foreign policy after\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brexit<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"19\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a matter of concern for India, the report has paid less attention to India\u2019s role in the futuristic vision of a \u201cGlobal Britain\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"20\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he report\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has classified India as one of the \u201cdifficult four\u201d countries\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">along with\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Russia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0India will be\u00a0counted among the UK\u2019s \u201crivals\u201d or \u201cawkward counterparts\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What was the reason given in the report for classifying India as one of the \u201cdifficult four\u201d countries?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The report highlights two major issues for\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"21\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0according to the report the rise of\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hindu nationalism<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in India is weakening the rights of Muslims and other\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">minority religious groups<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"&quot;Courier New&quot;\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This rise in\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">intolerant majoritarianism<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is damaging the vision of a\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">secular, democratic India<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0envisioned by Nehru.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"22\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the report labels India as\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">half-hearted<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0supporter of liberal democracy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and a country with mixed approaches to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">human rights abuses<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why the report\u2019s criticism towards India is meaningless?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">riticism of India over\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">growing religious intolerance<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">suppression of critique<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dissent<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is not a surprise<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">M<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ost of the diplomats from various\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">countries<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0have consented regarding this. For example, the Canada has voiced against the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kashmir internet shut down<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But second criticism is particularly pointless.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">D<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">espite being the world\u2019s largest democracy,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">l<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">abelling\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0half-hearted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0supporter of\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">liberal principles<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and institutions abroad is not\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">correct,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0because,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"23\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India for long been unwilling to step up on the global stage to the responsibilities of \u201c<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">committed democracies<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d due to uneven playing field in today\u2019s international order.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"24\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 21<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0century\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Global<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0order produces u<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nevenly distributed rights, obligations, and burdens<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for post-colonial nations and the principle of equality and sovereignty of states still remains as a myth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"25\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Even today, the post-colonial states such as India,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">do not enjoy full political and economic independence<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on how they make decisions at home, nor in their efforts to shape the agendas of international institutions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">us, 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0criticism of India<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0can be precisely summarised\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the words of\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Former Indian foreign secretary and national security advisor<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Shivashankar Menon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0sa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">id<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, \u201c<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Encouragement by western international partners for India to \u201cbehave responsibly\u201d usually means doing what they would like us to do<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is the way forward<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for India<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0India need not look into the issue of UK distancing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0India\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o seriously<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">N<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o nation today can move forward without factoring in India. Even the report has highlighted this.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"27\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0India\u2019s high-profile international activity in the next 2 years as elected member of the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UN Security Council<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and as\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">host of the 2023 G20 Summit<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0should be effectively used to leverage India\u2019s positions of influence in the international sphere.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"28\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Third,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0India needs to build on the critical and normative resources to inspire greater\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">equality, legitimacy and inclusivity<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the international sphere.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis:\u00a0The report released by the Royal Institute of International Affairs (UK) recommends an arm\u2019s length relationship with India due to rise of religious intolerance.\u00a0 Back ground\u00a0 Recently,\u00a0the\u00a0Royal Institute of International Affairs\u00a0(UK) have proposed a blueprint titled \u201cGlobal Britain, Global Broker\u201d, for Britain\u2019s future foreign policy after\u00a0Brexit.\u00a0 As a matter of concern for India, the report&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/uk-report-classified-india-among-difficult-four-countries\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UK\u00a0 Report classified\u00a0India\u00a0among\u00a0\u2018difficult\u00a0four\u2019\u00a0countries<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":77012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,1305],"tags":[1574,1333,1294],"class_list":["post-77007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-index-reports-bodies","tag-india_uk_relations","tag-ir_0","tag-soty_2","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UK-report-classified-India-among-difficult-four-countries.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704863039},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77007","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\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}