ABSTRACT
Beyond the imagination of the traditional theories of international relations, this book has argued that many internal variables function as a conductor of any country’s external policies. Due to this reason each assessment chapter has presented the external and internal factors that conduct India’s policy towards Central Asia. Thus, for that purpose, this chapter has been divided into four parts. The first part discusses external factors that anchor India’s security policy towards Central Asia. Ongoing great power competition, the instability of Afghanistan, the rise of China, existing hostility with Pakistan and non-traditional security threats are some of the external factors that play a crucial role in India’s security policy orientation towards Central Asia. The second part of the chapter discusses the internal dynamics which conduct India’s security policy towards Central Asia. Extremism and its impact on the Kashmir region, increasing communalism in India and volatile sea lanes of communication are some of the internal dynamics that conduct India’s security policy towards Central Asia. The third part broadly discusses India’s goal and assumptions that derive from the foreign policy of India towards Central Asia. The fourth part presents the instrument which executes India’s goals and assumptions towards the Central Asia region.
