COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict : Emergence of India as a Global Leader

Authors

  • Jyotsna Bapat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54945/jjpp.v6iII.173

Keywords:

Russia-China Conflict, India, COVID-19

Abstract

India’s foreign policy has four clearly-stated principles that have been practised over the past seven years, namely, taking care of national trade and security interests (including using aggressive defence if needed), helping its citizens in foreign countries, taking care of partner countries, and continuing to participate in global governance organizations and institutions while maintaining its non-aligned stand. India over the last seven years has initiated various foreign policy strategies: Act East policy, Sagar (trans-ocean) outlook, Gulf engagement and Central Asia strategies that have focussed on resource use, humanitarian aid, and defence. Greater investment in defence strategies can be done through strengthening national defence, providing maritime security with India’s neighbours in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, and restructuring the defence organization. As a irst responder, India takes on a leadership role for its partner countries that are in need of disaster management. Over the last few years, India has taken on the leadership of the global south and engaged with the United Nations as a temporary member.

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Author Biography

Jyotsna Bapat

Jyotsna Bapat has a Doctoral degree in Social Sciences from IIT Mumbai and was a substantive faculty at the University of Bombay. She has over 34 years of experience in environment and social science sector, with specialization in infrastructure projects. She is a freelance consultant since moving to Delhi. She has led a few funded programs earlier in her career. In most projects funded by multilateral and bilateral agencies she has been a team member on interdisciplinary team. Since 2000 her consultancies related to monitoring and end and program reviews and policy recommendations from a social science perspective for both rural and urban, physical infrastructure programs. She has covered issues related to involuntary resettlement, culture and heritage, social issues of health education, gender equity, poverty, and skill development. After her last few years of stay in Washington DC USA, she developed a keen interest in international relations and role of India in international development aid panoramas, a relatively new initiative. She has published and presented on this topic over the last three years.

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Published

2022-10-01

How to Cite

Bapat, J. (2022). COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict : Emergence of India as a Global Leader. Jindal Journal of Public Policy, 6(II), 84–92. https://doi.org/10.54945/jjpp.v6iII.173

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Vol. 6 No. II (2022)

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