A strategic engagement that protects India’s interests, counters Pakistan, preserves leverage, and avoids the performative moralism that weakens foreign policy.
This realism in foreign policy is deeply rooted in India’s civilizational wisdom — particularly Chanakya’s Mandala Theory, which espouses the rational pursuit of national interest.
The idea that every neighbouring state is a potential rival and every rival’s rival a natural ally becomes especially relevant in the present geopolitical scenario.
This realism in foreign policy is deeply rooted in India’s civilizational wisdom — particularly Chanakya’s Mandala Theory, which espouses the rational pursuit of national interest.
The idea that every neighbouring state is a potential rival and every rival’s rival a natural ally becomes especially relevant in the present geopolitical scenario.
Very true.