The Forum for South Asia Studies at Uppsala University invites to a seminar on ”Democracy and Foreign Policy in India” with Dr. Christian Wagner, German Institute for International and Security Affairs. It will be an Open lecture to be held on Thursday 2 May 2013, 15:15-17:00. Venue: House 2, sal 0076, Uppsala University, Engelska parken, Thunbergsvägen 3H.

In his presentation, Dr. Wagner focuses on the fact that India is often emphasizing its common democratic values in its relations with the EU and the United States. This raises the question of how far the promotion of democracy has become an instrument of India’s foreign policy as it is the case with Europe and the U.S. The lecture will first look at domestic changes in India’s democracy and its implications on foreign policy. The second part will look at India’s attempts to promote democratic processes.

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