Chacko, Priya.

Indian foreign policy : the politics of postcolonial identity from 1947-2004 / Priya Chacko. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2012. - 237 p. ; 24 cm. - Interventions .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Part 1. India as a'moral power', 1947-1964: nuclear technology, disarmament and the ambivalence of postcolonial identity; rejecting the'fear complex': constructing an international politics of friendship; friendship to betrayal: the India-China war -- Part 2. Grappling with postcoloniality: 1964-2004: interventions and explosions: wither an ethical modernity; India in South Asia: danger, desire, friendship and fraternity; foreign policy, identity and the BJP: correcting the emasculation of state power; conclusion.

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National characteristics, East Indian.
Postcolonialism--India.


India--Foreign relations--1947-1984.
India--Foreign relations--1984-