India as a Leading Power

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India as a Leading Power

India will only become a leading power when its economic foundations, state institutions, and military capabilities are truly robust.

By Ashley J. Tellis

Published on Aug 23, 2016

Source: Manthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for India to become a leading power represents a change in how the country’s top political leadership conceives of its role in international politics. In Modi’s vision, a leading power is essentially a great power. However, India will only acquire this status when its economic foundations, its state institutions, and its military capabilities are truly robust. It will take concerted effort to reach this pinnacle—can India get there?

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