The Relevance of History for Indian Foreign Policy, a Conversation with Dr. Ramachandra Guha

“The Relevance of History for Indian Foreign Policy”, a Conversation with Dr. Ramachandra Guha. In this video conversation, Dr. Guha joins UNU Rector David M. Malone for a conversation on the past and present of India’s foreign policy. The conversation considers the twenty-first century relevance of Jawaharlal Nehru’s non-alignment policy, and examines how India fits into the US’s ‘pivot to Asia’. The conversation explores the role of the growing and wealthy Indian diaspora in shaping India’s foreign policy as well as the roots of India’s enduring conflicts with Pakistan and China, and how these conflicts might be overcome. Dr. Guha’s book India After Gandhi (2007) is widely considered the most impressive survey of India’s history after independence in 1947. His recent book Gandhi Before India (2013), universally praised, looks at an earlier period during which the Mahatma developed into the political and social leader who foremost swept India to independence. India is the world’s largest and perhaps most unlikely democracy, influenced by a long tradition of political thinkers who addressed issues confronting Indian society as it pushed towards modernization and connections with the outside world. India’s state foreign policy was largely built upon the same intellectual legacy, but how does that legacy continue to guide India’s modern global relations? Subscribe for updates on our Conversation Series https://www.youtube.com/user/UNUChann... Follow UNU Twitter:   / ununiversity   Facebook:   / unitednationsuniversity