Indian Foreign and Security Policy in South Asia

This book provides an in-depth analysis of India's foreign policy towards its eastern neighbourhood in the field of security.

Sandra Destradi is a Research fellow at GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Institute of Asian Studies, and was awarded a Phd in International Relations at Hamburg University.

1. Introduction: India in its Troubled Neighbourhood 2. Empire, Hegemony, and Leadership: Assessing the Strategies of Regional Powers 3. India: The Regional Power in South Asia 4. The Civil War in Sri Lanka and India's Unsuccessful Hegemonic Strategy 5. Nepal's Peace Process and India's Partially Successful Hegemonic Strategy 6. Security Threats from Bangladesh and India's Failed Hegemonic Strategy 7. South Asia: Lessons Learned