Reza Ekhtiari Amiri; Javad Shafaghat
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During the previous years the geo-politic of South Asia has been a scene for competition of New-Delhi and Beijing thanks to the latter’s the Belt and Road Initiative. India views the initiative a threat for its national interests; on the one hand it could challenge India’s plan for becoming ...
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During the previous years the geo-politic of South Asia has been a scene for competition of New-Delhi and Beijing thanks to the latter’s the Belt and Road Initiative. India views the initiative a threat for its national interests; on the one hand it could challenge India’s plan for becoming regional hegemony and on the other hand the initiative could weaken India’s position in the international system. For these reasons, New-Delhi has adopted some policies in which prevent China to become a regional hegemony through the Belt and Road Initiative and meanwhile improve its own position regionally and internationally. Accordingly, the main question of the research is what are India’s policies in order to confront threats of China’s belt and Road initiative? The hypothesis is that in order to confront the Belt and Road Initiative and China increasingly power in the framework of this initiative, India has adopted some policies and strategies in foreign policy arena such as creating competing commercial corridors, development of maritime transport infrastructures, strengthen economic convergence with regional countries, increase naval power and influence, strengthen regional multilateralism with the aim of expanding technical and trade cooperation also trans-regional coalition, with the aim of balance of power. The research method is qualitative based on analytical- explanatory approach. The qualitative data was collected from library and internet resources. Also theory of balance of power was utilized in order to analyze the subject matter.
Fatemeh Gholinejad; mokhtar Salehi
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The European Union has an important role in international politics and because of its global strategy, it intends to have an active role in international system. So, to achieve this goal, having some strategic allies across the world is necessary. According to EU, s strategy, there are some challenges ...
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The European Union has an important role in international politics and because of its global strategy, it intends to have an active role in international system. So, to achieve this goal, having some strategic allies across the world is necessary. According to EU, s strategy, there are some challenges around the world, such as in Asia, needed to be considered. Europe wants to work together to tackle challenges and counter threats. India, meanwhile, plays an important role in the EU's Asian strategy. The study discusses what role does India play in the EU's Asian strategy? Hypothetically, it seems that, Europe, in its strategic partnership strategy, is considering working with India as a balancing player in Asia to counter the threats. This essay is discussed on the balance of power theory. The research design is descriptive and analytical. The Related information and data are also analyzed qualitatively. In research, it has been found that Europe in some cases such as Maritime Security; Counter-Terrorism; Managing China's Rise; Afghanistan Security; Climate change; The modernization of the Indian military, and the fight against infectious diseases share a common vision with India, and as a result, India could have a balancing role line with the EU strategy in Asia.
Afsane Danesh; vahid sinaee
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AbstractChina and India's rapid growth and development in recent years, with two different political structures, have made them an attractive phenomenon in development issues. In so far as that, the two countries have become models for other developing societies which seek to understand the relationship ...
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AbstractChina and India's rapid growth and development in recent years, with two different political structures, have made them an attractive phenomenon in development issues. In so far as that, the two countries have become models for other developing societies which seek to understand the relationship between political structure and development. India is a country with a democratic infrastructure, but China has an authoritarian and centralized system. The present paper seeks to examine the relationship between political structure and economic development in India and China based on the model of the developmental state of Adrian Leftwich. Therefore, the current article investigates the relationship between political structure and economic development in these two countries. We hypothesize that the existence of developmental state indicators in these two countries has led to the economic development of India and China. The level of democratic freedom does not necessarily determine development. This study shows that the existence of the characteristics of a developmental state, including developmental elites, the relative independence of the state, strong bureaucracy, and weak civil society, has provided the necessary grounds for development in China and India. This paper is based on data and documentary-library
seyed hadi zarghani; ebrahim Ahmadi
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According to historical documents, mutual relations between Iran and India have a long historical background. However, in the modern era and in the form of modern governments, relations between these two countries started in 1947. Despite the existence of intervening variables before and after the Islamic ...
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According to historical documents, mutual relations between Iran and India have a long historical background. However, in the modern era and in the form of modern governments, relations between these two countries started in 1947. Despite the existence of intervening variables before and after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Iran and India have never undergone serious tensions and always tried to settle any tension or ambiguity in their relations. Nowadays, thanks to interdependencies and issues of common concern, Iran and India have acceptable and progressive relations with each other. Hence, the present research aims to find the main factors underlying geopolitical interdependencies between Iran and India. The present research was a descriptive-analytic study and the required information was collected through library studies and reviewing valid books, reports, and articles. The findings showed that variables such as common security concerns, common interests in the field of energy, Iran’s good geographical position for India to get access to Afghanistan and Central Asia, the role of Chabahar port in the North-South corridor, and interests and participation (strategic, economic, and developmental) of these two countries in Afghanistan play an important and vital role in the type and level of relations between Iran and India.
Seyyed Ahmad Fatemi Nejad
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The link between international conflict and economy linkage is one of the focal subjects in international political economy (IPE). The aim of this article is to scrutinise the impact of the economic factor on managing Indo-Pakistan conflict based on IPE approaches. So, the article organizes as follows: ...
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The link between international conflict and economy linkage is one of the focal subjects in international political economy (IPE). The aim of this article is to scrutinise the impact of the economic factor on managing Indo-Pakistan conflict based on IPE approaches. So, the article organizes as follows: first, it is tried to provide a brief coherent theoretical framework concentrated on conflict-economy linkage; this contributes to idenifying two macro variables: bilateral cooperation and economy-oriented policy. Second, Indo-Pakistan cooperation is studied through two indices of bilateral trade and investment. Third, using available data, it is demonstrated that economy-oriented policy by the countries has deterred them from reciprocal hostile actions and led them to prudent conducts. The paper will be ended with a conclusion.
