Abstract

The ‘Neighbourhood First Policy’ is the anchor point of India’s general foreign policy since independence in 1947. Subsequently, the Neighbourhood First Policy has evolved, was debilitated, and has been reformed under the various prime ministers of India. Based on preferences and perceptions about the South Asian neighbourhood, the Neighbourhood First Policy has been implemented differently. This article aims to analyse the Neighbourhood First Policy of India under four different prime ministers (Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Inder Kumar Gujral, and Narendra Modi). The article investigates the pretexts behind each premier’s way of handling the Neighbourhood First Policy followed by an empirical analysis.

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Title
Evolution of ‘India’s Neighbourhood First Policy’ Since Independence
Author
Aryal, Saroj Kumar 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bharti, Simant Shankar 1 

1  University of Warsaw, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, Warsaw, Poland (GRID:grid.12847.38) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 1290) 
Pages
224-232
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Apr 2023
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
01472011
e-ISSN
19364725
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-023-00819-y
ProQuest document ID
2800406689
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.