Choice Reviews Online · 2004 · 200 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesInternational RelationsStrategyAsian HistoryInternational Political TheoryStrategic StudiesIndian StudiesInternational CooperationPolitical PowerPower In OrganizationsSouth Asian HistorySouth Asian StudiesCold War PoliticsDiplomatic PowerGrand Strategy FormationModern Indian HistoryModern South Asian HistoryPower ShiftsPower Status IndicatorsWorld Order
India has pursued major‑power status since independence, navigating domestic constraints and shifting global dynamics through successive strategic phases from Nehru to the post‑Cold War era. The study concludes that India remains a significant actor in the emerging international order, though its major‑power aspirations face persistent challenges. No additional metadata provided.
1. Introduction: India and its search for a major power role 2. Major power status in the modern world: India in comparative perspective 3. The constraints on India: international and domestic 4. India's quest for a major power role under Nehru: the formative grand strategy of a new state, 1947-1964 5. Strategy in hard times: the long march to building capabilities after Nehru, 1964-1990 6. After the Cold War: adaptation, persistence, and assertion, 1991-2001 7. Conclusions: India and the emerging international order.