Question Q.17Assess the extent to which it has been leveragedGS2GS2
India has a pride of place among the comity of nations with strong credentials in the area of soft power. Identifying the key attributes of India's soft power, assess the extent to which it has been leveraged in India's foreign policy matrix.
Introduction
Soft power is the concept where one nation influence decision of other nations without using hard power like military and by using cultural, people to people linkages
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This concept was popularized by Joseph Nye in recent decades. Key attributes of India's soft power (1) Indian culture that had in influence on globe Ex Buddhism - East Asia, South East Asia ISKON - Russia, Europe Yoga - ring prominence (2) Indian diaspora - largest in the world are India's huge soft power in many nations Ex: West Africa UNE
2Indian pop culture - like Indian movies, music and dance that are spreading vice OTT and social media Ex RRR movie winning Oscars. (3) Indian traditional systems like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani etc are seen as a complement to western medicine Ex recent-use of Ashwagandha became prominent Leveraging soft power in India's foreign policy (1) In negotiating bilateral deals with nations Ex Track II diplomacy played crucial role in India-USA civil nuclear deal (2) Indian principles resonating global forums Ex Vasudhaika kutumbakam as a guiding force for recent G20 summit (3) Enhancing FDI from western nations and companies Ex Disney investing in Bollywood
4Promoting people to people ties Ex: Food -Fashion - Film collaboration between Europe and India. Challenges (1) Limited applicability of soft power doctrine and need economic and military power in modern world (2) Domination by other nations Ex KPOP and Korean movies ostensibly rise (3) Stereotyping Indian culture and Indian people on social media had led to erosion of our soft power Ex lack of all -Indian view of soft power due to wide cultural differers among different states Soft power as a tool can be used to augment its but in the end India needs to grow economically, technologically and militarily to leverage get a seat on global high table
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Topper
CHAKKA SNEHITH
AIR 1392025
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Effect of Policies of Developed/Developing Countries and Indian Diaspora
India's Soft Power
Key attributes of India's soft power
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