The Oxford Handbook of Indian Foreign Policy

Edited by David M. Malone, Rector, United Nations University, C. Raja Mohan, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, and Srinath Raghavan, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Policy Research and Kings India Institute

David M. Malone joined the United Nations University on 1 March 2013 as its sixth Rector. In that role, he holds the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. Prior to joining the United Nations University Dr. David Malone served (2008-2013) as President of Canada's International Development Research Centre, a funding agency that supports policy-relevant research in the developing world.

C. Raja Mohan is Head of Strategic Studies and Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. Earlier he was a Professor of South Asian Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Mohan served as the Diplomatic Editor and the Washington Correspondent of The Hindu and the Strategic Affairs Editor of The Indian Express. He was a member of India's National Security Advisory Board.

Srinath Raghavan is Senior Fellow at Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, and Senior Research Fellow at the Kings India Institute. Dr. Raghavan's research interests are in contemporary history of India, international politics of South Asia, Indian military history, and India's foreign and defence policies since 1947.

Alka Acharya, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
Amitava Acharya, American University, USA.
Talmiz Ahmad, former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE.
Kanti Bajpai, National University of Singapore.
Sanjaya Baru, International Institute of Strategic Studies, London; and Centre for Policy Research, India.
Rajesh Basrur, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Manu Bhagavan, Hunter College, the City University of New York; and the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute.
Bipul Chatterjee, CUTS International, India.
Rudra Chaudhuri, King's College London.
Poorvi Chitalkar, Global Centre for Pluralism, Canada.
Stephen P. Cohen, Brookings Institution, USA.
Sreeradha Datta , Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute for Asian Studies, India.
Navroz K. Dubash, Centre for Policy Research, India.
Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University Bloomington, USA.
Manoj Joshi, the Observer Research Foundation, India.
Devesh Kapur, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Emilian Kavalski, Australian Catholic University.
Andrew Kennedy, Australian National University.
Sunil Khilnani, King's College London.
Jason A. Kirk, Elon University, USA.
Rajiv Kumar , Center for Policy Research, India.
P. R. Kumaraswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
Tanvi Madan, Brookings Institution, USA.
Sneh Mahajan, Indraprastha College, Delhi University.
Siddharth Mallavarapu, South Asian University, India.
David M. Malone, UN University, Japan.
Surjit Mansingh, American University.
Amitabh Mattoo, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
Rory Medcalf, Lowy Institute and the Brookings Institution, USA.
Pradeep S. Mehta, CUTS International, India.
Rajan Menon, Columbia University, USA.
C. Raja Mohan, the Observer Research Foundation, India.
Rohan Mukherjee, Princeton University, and the United Nations University, Japan.
Rani D. Mullen, College of William & Mary, USA.
S. D. Muni, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India.
Vipin Narang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
Ligia Norohna, Energy and Resources Institute, India.
Jaideep A. Prabhu, Vanderbilt University, USA.
Pallavi Raghavan, Center for Policy Research, India.
Srinath Raghavan, King's College London.
Lavanya Rajamani, Centre for Policy Research, India.
Rajesh Rajagopalan, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
Rahul Sagar, Yale-NUS College and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Varun Sahni, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
Samir Saran, Observer Research Foundation, India.
David Scott, Brunel University, UK.
E. Sridharan, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Krishnan Srinivasan, retired high commissioner to Bangladesh and foreign secretary of India.
Paul Staniland, University of Chicago.
Prof. V. Suryanarayan, formerly Madras University, India.
Ashley J. Tellis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, USA.
Latha Varadarajan, San Diego State University, USA.
Kudrat Virk, Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR), South Africa.
Christian Wagner, German Institute for International and Security Politics, Germany.
Constantino Xavier,The Johns Hopkins University, USA.

"The Oxford Handbook of Indian Foreign Policy is an essential read for students at all levels and scholars who want to familiarise themselves with Indias strategic culture, the role of interest groups and other domestic factors on India's foreign policy, Indian Ocean, AfPak and emerging Asia. Scholars are encouraged to have this as a core textbook on Indias foreign policy and libraries must have copies of the book." - Dr Raj Verma, Sonda News

"Has enormous value in providing context to why India behaves the way it does in its vicinity, and in the wider world. It provides insights into the objectives, at various stages, of elements of foreign policy. It tells us about the decision making processes within the country. It tells us of the shifting priorities of the state as well as the changing nature of diplomacy, and the specialized knowledge it now requires. It tells us about the contribution of some of Indias top leaders to thinking about Indias global engagement . . . And, in a fundamental way, the Handbook tells us the story of India and its journey from being on the margins of the global power structure yet with ambitions of shaping it to arriving at a stage where it can exercise influence." - Prashant Jha, Hindustan Times

"This handbook of Indian foreign policy is a serious and substantial contribution to the debate on Indias foreign policy approach and engagements in an era that is witnessing significant changes." - Talmiz Ahmad, Frontline

"Indian foreign policy has been a relatively under-researched subject, due, in some measure, to the lack of authentic source material. However, there is a growing interest in the subject and the OUP Handbook does a creditable job of providing a comprehensive survey, spread over 50 chapters, of examining the origins and development of independent Indias engagement with the world . . . the three editors have done a commendable job of providing a framework to what could easily have become an unwieldy collection." - Rakesh Sood, The Indian Express

"The book nicely interweaves how national, regional, and global factors; roles of formal and informal actors; and objective (real-structural) and subjective (identity-related) factors shape Indias foreign policy affairs. The book is cohesive, clear, and concise; conveys the essence of its topic; and concludes with a discussion of strategies to support Indias growth as a rising or constrained power in global affairs." - CHOICE

"an excellent survey . . . essential reading for those who want to understand India's foreign policy." - Raj Verma, Royal Society for Asian Affairs