Much scholarly analysis of conflict zones are underpinned by the moribund emotions of violence, hatred, and enmity. However, conceptualizing the sites of conflict in the aftermath of violence in terms of emotions like love and care opens up new possibilities of looking at the world.
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Security Studies in South Asia has been dominated by the ahistorical neorealist approach. The attempt at explaining the exceptionalist Third World security issues has amounted to determinism and generalization. Foucauldian critical approach unraveling the power dynamic behind the national security discourse that creates the ‘Other’ might serve as an useful alternative approach.
The distinct ideological tenor of the Narendra Modi government opens an interesting research avenue for understanding the impact of ideology on the conduct of foreign policy. The saffronisation of the Indian diplomatic service under the Modi regime has amounted to both an assertion of Hindutva identity and a sociological repudiation of the erstwhile dominant secularist diplomatic elites. The populist element of the Modi government has not substantially affected the goals or outcomes of Indian foreign policy, but its impact is discernible in communication and procedural aspects.
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