India's Foreign Policy and Regional Multilateralism [Hardcover]

The book provides a novel analytical perspective on regional multilateralism in South Asia and its neighbouring regions and covers the genesis, evolution and status quo of the four major regional organizations.Regional Multilateralism And Norm Localization India's Cognitive Prior: Ideas, Norms And The Evolution Of India's Foreign Policy Regional Multilateralism In South Asia Regional Multilateralism Beyond South Asia Conclusions: Competing Regionalism And Panchsheel-Multilateralism In South Asia And Beyond

Arndt Michael analyses regional multilateralismfocusing extensively on Indias foreign policy and its position in several regionalmultilateral associations. & will be beneficial for scholars and analysts ofSouth Asia and beyond, and especially useful for those interested in the futurecourse of South Asian regional integration. & an essential text for the studyof Indian foreign policy norms and Indias forays into regional multilateralismfrom the perspectives of both historical and contemporary analysis. (StutiBhatnagar, Journal of South Asian Studies, Vol. 38 (4), January, 2016)

'The book provides a rich analysis of India's contribution in the discourse, the development and the institutional designs of regional multilateralism. The value of the book also lies in its detailed discussion on the origin and evolution of the SAARC, BIMSTEC, IOR-ARC and MGC as well as a comprehensive analysis of India's 'Cognitive Prior'.' - Gulbin Sultana, India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs

'Arndt Michael has made a successful attempt to unearth the normative and ideational determinants of India's foreign policy. He traces the evolution of multilateralism in South Asia and tries to explore the impact of the cognitive prior (ideas, norms and values) of India's foreign policy on the normative structure in the region. [ ] This book is a detailed account of the evolution of multilateralism in South Asia and its relationship witlÓ'