Indian foreign policy the politics of postcolonial identity from 1947-2004

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Part 1. India as a "moral power", 1947-1964: nuclear technology, disarmament and the ambivalence of postcolonial identity; rejecting the "fear complex": constructing an international politics of friendship; friendship to betrayal: the India-China war -- Part 2. Grappling with postcoloniality: 1964-2004: interventions and explosions: wither an ethical modernity; India in South Asia: danger, desire, friendship and fraternity; foreign policy, identity and the BJP: correcting the emasculation of state power; conclusion.