Politics and Diplomacy
Like all development partners, India uses development cooperation to pursue its diplomatic and geopolitical goals. India is also a major global power, and it plays a unique role on the world stage and within institutions of global governance. The ‘Politics and Diplomacy’ work-stream examines the opportunities and challenges of Indian Development Cooperation as tools of statecraft, not least with regards to the pursuit of ‘soft power’ and influence abroad.

Latest IUKDPF publication

Unpacking India’s Global Development Financing: Lines of Credit and Beyond
In this report, IUKDPF Consultant Dr Laura Trajber Waisbich and
List of other publications
IUKDPF Analysis: India Africa Diplomatic Relations Under Modi: Worth the Hype?
In this IUKDPF Analysis paper, Dr. Barnaby Joseph Dye explores
Uneven convergence in development? The case of India’s lines of credit to Africa
Abstract This paper examines the uneven convergence between Indian development
IUKDPF Report: ‘Partnership in Times of Pandemic: India’s COVID Diplomacy’
Executive Summary India’s ‘COVID Diplomacy’ has drawn considerable attention from
Our Politics and Diplomacy Research Projects
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Interviews
IUKDPF members and partners speak to a broad range of key academics and policy-makers on the politics and diplomacy surrounding India’s development cooperation.
Latest additions to our Knowledge-Sharing Platform

IUKDPF Analysis: India Africa Diplomatic Relations Under Modi: Worth the Hype?
In this IUKDPF Analysis paper, Dr. Barnaby Joseph Dye explores

Interview: Lucy Scott, David Harris, and Simona Vittorini on the India-West Africa development partnership
IUKDPF’s Research Consultant, Supriya Roychoudhury, interviews Lucy Scott and Dr.

Science Diplomacy for South Asian Countries
Author’s Abstract Covers science diplomacy for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,

India’s Development Diplomacy & Soft Power in Africa
Abstract Since independence India has deployed its soft power in
