Pakistan Factor and the Competing Perspectives in India (eBook)

The book discusses the Pakistan factor in Indian foreign policy, covering the evolution of both Indian nationalism and Hindu nationalism and their impact on India's foreign policy framework. To explain the bipartisanship on Pakistan in India, it separates party-centric foreign policy views of national parties of India. Then it explains India's Pakistan policy from multiple aspects. It underscores India's pursuit of policy choices under Modi and ends with a discussion on the future of India-Pakistan relations.

?Dr. Raja Qaiser Ahmed is Assistant Professor at School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid I Azam University, Islamabad. Previously he was Visiting Scholar at Columbia University New York, Associate at the University of Nottingham and EURAC scholar at the Institute of Comparative Federalism Italy. His research work falls in the domain of both political science and international relations with regional focus on South Asia and specific focus on India and Pakistan. He contributes expert commentary to international and national electronic media frequently.

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The book discusses the Pakistan factor in Indian foreign policy, covering the evolution of both Indian nationalism and Hindu nationalism and their impact on India's foreign policy framework. To explain the bipartisanship on Pakistan in India, it separates party-centric foreign policy views of national parties of India. Then it explains India's Pakistan policy from multiple aspects. It underscores India's pursuit of policy choices under Modi and ends with a discussion on the future of India-Pakistan relations.