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India’s strategic interest in SAARC countries: Soft power approach

Pooja Raghav , Trishna Rai

South Asia is an eccentric region defaced by inter-state provocation, various disputes and several absurdities. The paper is based on the multi-dimensional approach by collecting data and analysing it from various viewpoints. This includes primary sources such as bilateral treaties, official reports, letters and speech of political leaders. For the secondary source research papers, reports, peer-reviewed journal articles and books were also consulted. The later part of the paper is organised as follows: Section two will give an overview of the conceptual framework of the soft power and transition of power in India’s foreign policy towards other South Asian Countries. Section three will assess India’s foreign policy towards other South Asian countries before the establishment of SAARC. Part four focuses on India’s stand after the establishment of SAARC. Further, the future aspects of SAARC are discussed, followed by the Conclusion.