Non-Alignment

Non-Alignment

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NONALIGNMENT 2.0
A FOREIGN AND STRATEGIC POLICY FOR INDIA IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY

Sunil Khilnani Rajiv Kumar Pratap Bhanu Mehta Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Prakash Menon Nandan Nilekani Srinath Raghavan Shyam Saran Siddharth Varadarajan

The views, findings and recommendations of this document are the product of collective deliberation by an independent group of analysts and policy makers: Sunil Khilnani, Rajiv Kumar, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Prakash Menon, Nandan Nilekani, Srinath Raghavan, Shyam Saran, Siddharth Varadarajan. The group’s activities were administratively supported by the National Defence College and Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. This document does not represent the views of either of these institutions, their faculty or their administration. Nor does it represent the views of any of the institutions with which the authors of document are affiliated. All statements of fact and expressions of opinion contained in this document are the sole responsibility of the authors.

Published 2012. Printed in India.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface Introduction Chapter One: The Asian Theatre a) b) c) d) a) b) c) d) a) b) c) China South Asia Pakistan West Asia International Economic Engagement Partnerships in a Global Context International Institutions International Law and Norms External Challenges Border Management Structural Changes iii 1 6 7 9 12 16 19 19 25 27 30 32 32 36 36 37 45 45 48 51 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 63

Chapter Two: India and the International Order

Chapter Three: Hard Power

Chapter Four: Internal Security Chapter Five: Non-Conventional Security Issues a) b) a) b) c) d) e) f) Conclusion Energy Security Nuclear Security and Options Education, Universities and National Security Strategic Communications Cyber Security and National Security ICT in National Security Defence Industry The Way Forward

Chapter Six: Knowledge and Information Foundations

Chapter Seven: State and Democracy

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PREFACE
NonAlignment 2.0 is an attempt to...