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Indian Foreign Affairs Journal

Published in Association with Association of Indian Diplomats

Current Volume: 19 (2024 )

ISSN: 0973-3248

e-ISSN: 2229-5372

Periodicity: Quarterly

Month(s) of Publication: March, June, September & December

Subject: Political Science & International Affairs

DOI: 10.32381/IFAJ

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Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, a peer reviewed quarterly publication of the Association of Indian Diplomats, attempts to provide an intellectually stimulating forum for the examination of various aspects of India's Foreign Policy. This Examination is undertaken by the experienced decision-makers, serious scholars, and seasoned analysts.

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Managing Editor
Achal Malhotra

Ambassador (Retd.) and Member,
Executive Committee, Association of Indian Diplomats, New Delhi.


Editor
Abdul Nafey

Professor (Retd.) School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi


Copy Editor
Preeti Singh

Ex-Officio Members
T. C. A. Raghavan

Ambassador (Retd.) and President, Association of Indian Diplomats, New Delhi


Amarendra Khatua

Ambassador (Retd.) and Vice President, Association of Indian Diplomats, New Delhi


Anil Trigunayat

Ambassador (Retd.) and Secretary, Association of Indian Diplomats, New Delhi


A.K Malhotra

Ambassador (Retd.) and Treasurer, Association of Indian Diplomats, New Delhi


Nominated Members
Sachin Chaturvedi

Director General,Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi


Sanjay Chaturvedi

Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh


Neelam Deo

Former Director, 'Gateway House' Indian Council on Global Relations, Mumbai.


Darvesh Gopal

Former Professor of Political Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi


Arvind Gupta

Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi


Rajat Kathuria

Director & Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi


G. Gopa Kumar

Vice Chancellor, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod.


Jayant Prasad

Former Director General, Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.


P. K. Singh

Former Director, United Services Institution of India, New Delhi.


Nalin Surie

Former Director General, Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi.


International Advisers
David M. Malone

Rector of the United Nations University & Under Secretary General of the United Nations, Tokyo, Japan.


Ong Keng Yong

Executive Deputy Chairman, Director, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.


 T.V. Paul

James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


Elizabeth Sidiropoulose

National Director, South African Institute of International Affairs, Braamfontein, South Africa.


Peter N Varghese

Chancellor, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.


Research Associate
Hoimi Mukherjee

Volume 19 Issue 4 , (Oct-2024 to Dec-2024)

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Selected Foreign Policy Developments
Boosting Strategic Convergence in the Indo-Pacific: QUAD Foreign Ministers’ Meet 2025

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Page No : 233-235

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/IFAJ.2024.19.4.1

Price: 101

India-US Joint Statement of 18 July 2005 and Two Decades of India's Civil Nuclear Initiative (CNI)

By: Gitesh Sarma

Page No : 236-254

Author
Amb. Gitesh Sarma is a former High Commissioner to Australia, Fiji and the Pacific Islands and a former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/IFAJ.2024.19.4.2

Price: 101

The QUAD and the Washington Naval Conference 1922: The Need for a SWOT Analysis

By: G S Iyer

Page No : 255-268

Author
G S Iyer is a retired Ambassador of India who started his service abroad in China and has maintained a lifelong interest in studying developments in China. He has written A China Primer, an interpretation of China’s history and culture for the general Indian audience.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/IFAJ.2024.19.4.3

Price: 101

From Hostility to Pragmatism: The Evolution of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna’s (JVP) Relationship with India

By: Ajay Darshan Behera

Page No : 269-291

Abstract
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has undergone a profound transformation in Sri Lankan politics, evolving from a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist-Maoist movement vehemently opposed to India into a pragmatic political party. This shift stems from internal reforms, post-civil war realities, and changing geopolitical dynamics in South Asia. Critical issues such as the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, the Tamil national question, and the JVP’s entry into democratic politics have marked its ideological and strategic evolution. After the end of the civil war, the JVP directed attention to inclusive governance and balanced foreign policy, strengthening ties with India while safeguarding Sri Lanka’s sovereignty. The JVP-NPP coalition’s 2024 electoral victories highlight this pragmatic turn, with economic cooperation, regional stability, and reconciliation efforts shaping a renewed bilateral relationship. These developments redefine JVP’s role, and have broader implications for Sri Lanka’s domestic politics and regional geopolitics.

Author
Ajay Darshan Behera is a Professor at the MMAJ Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/IFAJ.2024.19.4.4

Price: 101

Reconstructing Ties: India-Syria Relations in the Post-Assad Era – A Social Constructivist Analysis of Historical Legacies and Emerging Challenges

By: Shubhda Chaudhary

Page No : 292-311

Author
Dr. Shubhda Chaudhary is Founder, Middle East Insights Platform.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/IFAJ.2024.19.4.5

Price: 101

China-India Relations: Requiring Ballast

By: Raviprasad Narayanan

Page No : 312-328

Abstract
This research essay is on the interplay of narratives with geopolitical alignments considering the China-India bilateral as elucidatory. Three issues influence China-India relations:the boundary dispute stasis, trade issues, and foreign policy decision making vis á vis each other. Adopting a critical tone with thoughtful insights, the essay highlights the lack of frameworks to situate this vital bilateral relationship. In global terms, their populations comprise one-third of humanity and, despite being territorial neighbours, mutual obliviousness is a constant feature. By establishing their differing styles and perceptions of each other, this essay contributes new variables that will add to the growing literature on China-India relations. China with economic ballast has succeeded in creating an aura for itself, making many wary. India, as a different political construct from China, holds promise of economic success, with kaleidoscopic interpretations on every aspect.

Author
Raviprasad Narayanan is Associate Professor, Center for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/IFAJ.2024.19.4.6

Price: 101

Book Review
Subramanian, Nirupama (2025). Book Review of The Other Side of Diplomacy edited by Jayshree M. Tripathi (Westland Non Fiction, 2025). 182 Pages, 599 Rupees. 
ISBN 978-9360459895.

By: Nirupama Subramanian

Page No : 329-335

Author
Nirupama Subramanian is an independent print media journalist, primarily focused on strategic affairs.

Price: 101

Document
English Rendering of PM's Address to the Nation

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Page No : 336-339

Price: 101

Instruction to the Author

The Indian Foreign Affairs Journal: is a quarterly publication, the first of its type in India. In the context of India emerging as an important player in international affairs, the challenges before its foreign policy have been growing. The issues involved in India's foreign policy call for a larger debate and discussion both within and outside the country. The journal aims to cater to the need to bring in various perspectives on these developments and present policy options to the decision-makers, analysts, and interest groups, in the country.

Manuscript Submission
Manuscripts and all editorial correspondence should be addressed to:
The Editor,
Indian Foreign Affairs Journal,
Sapru House, Barakhamba Road,
New Delhi - 110001,
E-mail: ifajournal@gmail.com

General Guidelines
1. The journal invites contributions on all aspects of India's foreign policy and relations to be considered for publication. Manuscripts and all editorial correspondence should be addressed to: The Editor, Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, Sapru House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi - 110001, E-mail: ifajournal@gmail.com
2. Affiliations with, complete postal and e-mail address of contributors must be provided along with their papers.
3. Articles should be typed on one side of the paper (preferably A 4) and double-spaced throughout (even for quotations, notes, references), accompanied by a soft copy (identical to the hard copy) in IBM compatible format, preferably in MS Word. (However should the author so wish, the hard copy can be generated at the editorial office).
4. Notes and references should be numbered serially and presented at the end of the article.
5. Use British rather than American spellings.
6. Use double quotes throughout. Single quotes marks used within double quotes. Spellings of words in quotations should not be changed. Quotations of three or more lines should be indented with single space, with a line space above and below.
7. Use 'twentieth century', '1990s'. Spell out numbers from one to ninety-nine, 100 and above to remain in figures. However, for exact measurements use only figures (3 km, 9 per cent not %). Use thousands and millions, not lakhs and crores.
8. Use of italics and diacriticals should be minimized, but used consistently.
9. Tables and figures to be indicated by number separately (see Table 1), not by placement (see Table below). Present each table and figure on a separate sheet of paper, gathering them together at the end of the article.
10. A consolidated alphabetical list of all books, articles, essays, and theses referred to (including referred tables, graphs, and maps) should be provided at the end of the article in double-spacing. All referred articles, books, and theses should be listed in alphabetical order giving the author's surname first followed by initials.

Books: Single Author : Chomsky, Noam. 1999. The New Military Humanism: Lessons from Kosovo. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Books:
Books:More than one Author: Berridge, G. R. and Alan James. 2001. A Dictionary of Diplomacy. New York: Palgrave.
Edited : Singh, Jasjit. ed. 1998. Nuclear India. New Delhi: Knowledge World and IDSA.

Articles:
In Book : Subrahmanyam, K. 1998. 'Indian Nuclear Policy – 1964-98', in Jasjit Singh. ed., Nuclear India, New Delhi: Knowledge World and IDSA, pp. 26-52.
In Journal : Dubey, Muchkund. 2005. 'The Twelfth SAARC Summit: Deeper Integration in South Asia', South Asian Survey, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 21-34.

Internet Sources:
Ganguly, Sumit, 'India's Foreign Policy Grows Up', World Policy Journal, vol. XX, no. 4, Winter 2003/04, [Online: web] Accessed 20 January 2006 URL: http://worldpolicy.org/journal/articles/wpj03-4/ganguly.html
11. Book reviews must contain name of author/editor and the book reviewed, place of publication and publisher, year of publication, number of pages and price.

All the manuscripts submitted for the Indian Foreign Affairs Journal (IFAJ) should accompany a covering letter giving an undertaking following certain principles under Ethical Policy.

The cover letter should include a written statement from the author(s) that:

1. The manuscript is an original research work and has not been published elsewhere including open access at the internet.

2. The data used in the research has not been manipulated, fabricated, or in any other way misrepresented to support the conclusions.

3. No part of the text of the manuscript has been plagiarised.

4. The manuscript is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

5. The manuscript will not be submitted elsewhere for review while it is still under consideration for publication in the IFAJ.

The cover letter should also include an ethical statement disclosing any conflict of interest that may directly or indirectly impart bias to the research work. Conflict of interest most commonly arises from the source of funding, and therefore, the name(s) of funding agency must be mentioned in the cover letter. In case of no conflict of interest, please include the statement that “the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest”.

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