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Discuss the role of Indian diaspora in promoting Indo-US relations.

  • UPSC 2018
  • 15 marks
  • India and the Global Centres of Power

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Joseph S. Nye, who coined soft power in Bound to Lead (1990), later borrowed John Arquilla's point that in an information age success turns on "whose story wins". Yossi Shain and Aharon Barth (2003) treat diasporas as actors that shape the policies of both homeland and hostland. The Indian-American community, about 5.4 million strong, is…

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  • A community made by American law
  • How the diaspora promotes the relationship
  • Limits of diaspora influence
  • Conclusion
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