ABSTRACT This article explores new lines of conceptualization to understand India’s regional behavior. It argues that the twin concepts of relational power and domestic balance of forces provide better insights into India’s post-Cold war responses than some of the available explanations. It allows us to connect the domestic and external dimensions of policy and identify the cluster of state and non-state actors that shape policy responses. Imagining India’s regional behavior in relational terms allows us to better explain the gap between power and policies, what current literature has identified as the key puzzle in India’s foreign policy behavior.

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解读印度的外交政策：理论探索

摘要 本文探讨了理解印度地区行为的新概念。它认为，与一些可用的解释相比，关系权力和国内力量平衡的双重概念更能洞察印度冷战后的反应。它使我们能够将政策的国内和外部维度联系起来，并确定影响政策响应的国家和非国家行为者群体。从关系角度想象印度的地区行为可以让我们更好地解释权力与政策之间的差距，当前文献已将其确定为印度外交政策行为的关键难题。