January 31 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Power and Purpose is CSDR’s flagship annual report on India’s Foreign Policy. Crafted by CSDR’s experts, this report digs deep into the human facets of policymaking, decoding the cognitive processes, responses, and learning habits shaping India’s strategic landscape. It covers India’s G20 diplomacy, pivotal power relations with Russia, the U.S., and China, regional forays in West Asia and the neighborhood, and ground-breaking geo-economics and tech diplomacy strides. Blending Neo-Classical realist approaches with the historian’s inquisitiveness and cognitive empathy, this report transcends norms. It marries theory with reality, revealing why and how India navigates its foreign policy arena. It’s a forward-looking retrospective—a roadmap empowering informed predictions about India’s future diplomatic endeavors.
This release event hosted a special address and a panel discussion around the primary themes of this report. Senior members of the Indian strategic community, foreign diplomatic missions, experts, academics, think tankers and representatives from the media were present at this event.
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