India as Kingmaker

As India finds itself in the envious position of kingmaker, both the status quo and revisionist major powers are jockeying for Indias support for either upholding or revising the current world order. Using Indias bilateral treaties as a proxy measure of the strength of its relationship with other major powers, Slobodchikoff and Tandon determine whether India will remain neutral in its foreign policy approach or adopt a more assertive role in shaping the future global order. This book provides an in-depth analysis of Indias bilateral ties with major powers that include the United States, Russia, China, Japan, as well as the European Union (including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany) and uses network analysis to study Indias foreign policy positions with other major powers.