E-Book, Englisch, 376 Seiten, EPUB, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
ISBN: 978-0-231-52548-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
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P. R. Kumaraswamy is the first to account for India's Israel policy, revealing surprising inconsistencies in positions taken by the country's leaders, such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, and tracing the crackling tensions between its professed values and realpolitik. Kumaraswamy's findings debunk the belief that India possesses a homogenous policy toward the Middle East. In fact, since the early days of independence, many within India have supported and pursued relations with Israel.
Using material derived from archives in both India and Israel, Kumaraswamy investigates the factors that have hindered relations between these two countries despite their numerous commonalities. He also considers how India destabilized relations, the actions that were necessary for normalization to occur, and the directions bilateral relations may take in the future. In his most provocative argument, Kumaraswamy underscores the disproportionate affect of anticolonial sentiments and the Muslim minority on shaping Indian policy.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Mahatma Gandhi and the Jewish National Home
The Congress Party and the Yishuv
The Islamic Prism: The INC Versus the Muslim League
India, UNSCOP, and the Partition of Palestine
Recognition Without Relations
Domestic Politics
International Factors
Nehru and the Era of Deterioration, 1947–1964
The Years of Hardened Hostility, 1964–1984
Prelude to Normalization
Normalization and After
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index