Do New Democracies Support Democracy? Reluctant India

What role will human rights and democracy play in India’s foreign policy? On the level of principle and ideology, at least, there is a potential for India to become a beacon for democracy, but to what extent will democracy and human rights actually become high-level items on India’s foreign-policy agenda? The likelihood is that India will continue to display a strong commitment the democratic ideals, but will do so without making democracy promotion an avowed element of its foreign policy. There is evidence that Indian and China are emerging as rival ideological models simply because India’s success will do so much to drive home the point that democracy and freedom can bring a huge development premium.