India in a globalized world

Sagarika Dutt

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780719069017
  9780719069000
• eBook ISBN:
  9781847796073
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Comparative Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This book looks at India in the context of a globalized world. It starts by looking at the history of Indian civilization, exploring the roots of Indian identity and highlighting processes such as foreign invasions, foreign trade, cultural imperialism, colonial rule and the growth of Indian nationalism. The book examines the gradual democratization of Indian politics.

Cultural and ethnic divisions in Indian society are examined in depth, as are the problems that have prevented economic development and stood in the way of economic liberalization. The history of India's integration into the global economy is considered, and the opportunities available to the country in the early years of the 21st century are detailed. The final chapters consider the Indian government's perception of the Indian diaspora, as well as the changing priorities reflected in India's foreign policy since 1947.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of tables
• Preface
• List of abbreviations
• List of translations
• Introduction: globalization theory and India
• 1 A brief history of India up to independence (1947)
• 2 The democratization of Indian politics
• 3 Identities and the Indian state
• 4 Economic development: from import-substitution industrialization to economic liberalization
• 5 India in the global (political) economy
• 6 Alternative approaches to ‘development’
• 7 A nation on the move: the Indian diaspora
• 8 Indian foreign policy and global politics
• Conclusion: beyond globalization
• Index