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STATECRAFT VS. STAGECRAFT
India's relations with the outside world will be the other test before we can claim to be on solid ground. This essentially means dealing with other countries, especially our neighbours and the big powers, in a manner that ensures peace and security.
India's relations with the outside world will be the other test before we can claim to be on solid ground. This essentially means dealing with other countries, especially our neighbours and the big powers, in a manner that ensures peace and security.
According to the theories that currently carry conviction, there are three basic ways of achieving this result—
>>coercion,
>>payment
or
>>attraction.
This mix is regarded as the mantra of a good national
strategy.
>>coercion,
>>payment
or
>>attraction.
This mix is regarded as the mantra of a good national
strategy.
But to be historically correct, it must be pointed out that this mantra is neither new nor a Western discovery. As a matter of fact,the basic premise of it has been around for centuries.
