Indian Identity Narratives and the Politics

This book provides a fresh insight into the role of identity in international and national relations and policy. The book presents a discourse on national identity in India, the events from 1990-2003, and how these have influenced the engagement of India with others, especially with Pakistan and China. In this process, it reveals several surprising insights, along with the challenges that confront the country.

Gitika Commuri teaches at the Department of Political Science, California State University, Bakersfield, California, USA.

List of Tables	p. vii
List of Abbreviations	p. ix
Prologue	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Identity and the Politics of Security	p. 1
National Identity Narratives in India: Religious-Cultural and Secular	p. 44
Naiotnal Identity Narratives and the Politics of Securing Jammu and Kashmir	p. 88
Pakistan: Significant Patterns in Relations with the Most Important External 'Other'	p. 152
Relations with China: 'Hindi Chini Bhai-Bhai?	p. 233
Conclusion: Identity Matters, But …	p. 269
Bibliography	p. 282
Index	p. 309
About the Author	p. 315
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Indian Identity Narratives and the Politics of Security

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