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India and Global Governance

Published on Sep 19, 2019

As a rising power, India’s role in global governance is under considerable scrutiny. This series of papers traces the evolution of India’s engagement with global governance. They evaluate the complexities undergirding India’s approach to the structural, institutional, and normative challenges facing the current global order as well as India’s approach...

Publications

The WTO dispute settlement system: An analysis of India’s experience and current reform proposals
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Multilateralism Sep 02, 2019

The WTO dispute settlement system: An analysis of India’s experience and current reform proposals

Established in 1995, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement System (DSS) is used to resolve trade-related disputes between WTO member states. It has received over 500 complaints since its ...
Aarshi Tirkey
Mega-ships in the Indian Ocean: Evaluating the impact and exploring littoral cooperation
Maritime Infrastructure Jun 22, 2019

Mega-ships in the Indian Ocean: Evaluating the impact and exploring littoral cooperation

The Indian Ocean has seen a steady increase in the size and number of Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) or mega-ships equal to or in excess of 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent units ...
Gayathri Iyer
India’s Arctic potential
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Feb 18, 2019

India’s Arctic potential

This paper examines India’s role, and stakes, in the so-called ‘Arctic Paradox’: As the Arctic region witnesses an unprecedented rate of ice-melt because of global warming, new routes are being ...
Devikaa Nanda
Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean: Governance perspectives for sustainable development in the region
Climate Change Jan 18, 2019

Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean: Governance perspectives for sustainable development in the region

The Indian Ocean is vital to the economies, security and livelihoods of its littoral states. However, the economic and sustainable development issues in the rim are particularly challenging since the ...
Aparna Roy
India at the United Nations: An analysis of Indian multilateral strategies on international security and development
Development | United Nations | Multilateralism | Sustainable Development Mar 29, 2018

India at the United Nations: An analysis of Indian multilateral strategies on international security and development

This paper explores how India has been able to achieve cooperation in the sphere of international development, but has been unable to replicate such success on issues of international security. ...
Aman Y. Thakker
India and global trade governance: Redefining its ‘national’ interest
Indian Foreign Policy Dec 24, 2017

India and global trade governance: Redefining its ‘national’ interest

This paper considers and explains the shifts and consistencies in India’s engagement with structures of global trade governance beginning from the Uruguay round of trade negotiations in late 1980s. It ...
Mihir Swarup Sharma | Preety Bhogal
India’s evolving views on responsibility to protect (R2P) and humanitarian interventions: The significance of legitimacy
Indian Foreign Policy Dec 24, 2017

India’s evolving views on responsibility to protect (R2P) and humanitarian interventions: The significance of legitimacy

The role of legitimacy in India’s approach to the doctrine of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (R2P) and Humanitarian Interventions (HIs) has not received as much attention as it is due. ...
Kartik Bommakanti
India and the global discourse on state-sponsored terrorism
Terrorism Dec 20, 2017

India and the global discourse on state-sponsored terrorism

India has had modest success in its efforts to internationally isolate Pakistan as a state-sponsor of terrorism. More effective in this regard has been Pakistan’s own duplicity vis-à-vis the West. ...
Prem Mahadevan
Competing imperatives of global governance and national interests within BRICS: An Indian perspective
BRICS Dec 20, 2017

Competing imperatives of global governance and national interests within BRICS: An Indian perspective

This paper revisits India’s contribution to institution building efforts in BRICS to suggest India’s keen interest in leveraging BRICS for fulfilling its national objectives on domestic economic growth and global ...
Sachin Chaturvedi | Sabyasachi Saha
Regionalism: SAARC and beyond
Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics Dec 19, 2017

Regionalism: SAARC and beyond

One of the key issues debated today in assessing India’s rise is its role in global and regional governance. This paper attempts to assess India’s changing approach towards regionalism and ...
K. Yhome | Tridivesh Singh Maini