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Global Britain and India

As the United Kingdom seeks to bolster its trade with Australia, China, Japan, and India, the importance of sea lines of communications across the Indian ocean will grow and this will increase the strategic logic for the U.K. to have a naval presence in the region.

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By Rudra Chaudhuri
Published on Nov 27, 2018
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India’s evolving role in regional and global security is shaped by complex dynamics. Experts in the Security Studies Program examine India’s position in this world order through informed analyses of its foreign and security policies, focusing on the relationship with China, the securitization of borders, and the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific. 

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Source: UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee

Carnegie India’s Rudra Chaudhuri appeared as a witness for the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss Global Britain and India. Chaudhuri placed Anglo-Indian relations in a historical context and discussed the evolution of the relationship in a post Brexit world order. 

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This testimony was originally aired on Parliament TV. 

The parliamentary report based on the testimony was originally published by the UK Parliament.

About the Author

Rudra Chaudhuri

Former Director, Carnegie India

Rudra Chaudhuri was the director of Carnegie India. His research focuses on the diplomatic history of South Asia, contemporary security issues, and the important role of emerging technologies and digital public infrastructure in diplomacy, statecraft, and development. He and his team at Carnegie India chair and convene the Global Technology Summit, co-hosted with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

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