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India’s coalitional diplomacy within the WTO has earned it wide appreciation. What accounts for the success of India’s coalitional diplomacy?

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  • India and the Global South

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In a multipolar trading system no developing member can shape outcomes alone. India's answer has been coalitional diplomacy: assembling groups of like-placed members so that its position carries the weight of many. Amrita Narlikar (International Trade and Developing Countries, 2003) distinguishes bloc-type coalitions, held together by shared identity, from issue-based coalitions built around a single…

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  • India's coalition map
  • What accounts for the success
  • Limits of the appreciation
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