Changing nature of Indian foreign policy in the context of South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation

Abstract

In South Asia, India is seen as a dominant power, with a sense of hegemony or leadership. In the view of American scholars, "dominance" or "hegemony" has been defined as - such a leadership of a country or group of countries that plays a special role, enjoys special facilities, and enjoys a special position in the political or economic sphere. Takes special responsibility for the success of the systems. According to some thinkers – “The dominant power can make changes in its accepted policies. Analyzing these two definitions, India can come to this definition with difficulty, because India neither plays a special role in South Asia, nor takes advantage of special facilities, nor does any regional politics or economic system. There is no specific responsibility in the operation. Nevertheless, if a comparative study of the "SAARC" countries is done, then India is definitely considered a big country to play a big role in size, population, technological development, economic development and international relations.