The Evolution of India's Israel Policy

Continuity, Change, and Compromise Since 1922
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-19-945062-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 472 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

India's relationship with Israel has been one of the most sensitive and controversial issues in New Delhi's diplomatic history. India first decided to recognize Israel in 1950 but deliberately deferred the establishment of diplomatic relations. Then, in January 1992, New Delhi abruptly modified its no-relationship policy and exchanged diplomatic missions with Tel Aviv. In the spate of only two decades, the two countries have developed significant economic and especially defense relations. Why did India only decide to establish diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992? And how have Indo-Israeli relations moved from almost naught to a rapid and substantial development in certain sensitive sectors like defense cooperation in only a few years?

Breaking with conventional wisdom, this book looks at how India's Israel policy was actually contested from the start and evolved over time to adapt to new domestic and international circumstances and interests. The rationale for engaging Israel did not suddenly emerge in 1992 but was in fact the result of long-term debates within the Indian polity. This book offers a new historical perspective to understand the formation and evolution of India's Israel policy since the pre-Independence period.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blarel, Nicolas

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Politische Geographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- List of Tables and Figures

- Acknowledgements

- List of Abbreviations

- Introduction

- 1. Conflicting Nationalisms: The Gradual Formation of India's First Israel Policy (1922-1947)

- 2. Reality Check? Recognition of Israel and the Limits of Indo-Israeli Rapprochement (1948-1956)

- 3. Crises and Debates: Contestation and Revision of India's Israel policy (1956-1974)

- 4. Setting the Stage for Change: From Estrangement to Engagement with Israel (1984-1992)

- 5. From Prudent Rapprochement to Strategic Partnership? The Consolidation of India's New Israel Policy (1992-2012)

- Conclusion

- Bibliography

- Index

- About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

Nicolas Blarel Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University, Netherlands.