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Article: A passage to Burma? India, development, and democratization in Myanmar

TitleA passage to Burma? India, development, and democratization in Myanmar
Authors
KeywordsBurma/Myanmar
democracy promotion
democratization
development
foreign assistance
India-Burma relations
Issue Date2011
PublisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13569775.asp
Citation
Contemporary Politics, 2011, v. 17 n. 4, p. 467-486 How to Cite?
AbstractSince the 1990s, India has faced heavy criticism for its realist approach to Burmese affairs. Geopolitical imperatives indeed drove Delhi towards a closer partnership with its military-ruled neighbour. India, however, claims it plays a key role in fostering development in Burma; therefore, consolidating long-term democratization prospects there. This article aims to challenge this view. Using the literature on development and democracy, as well as interviews with Indian policy-makers, it will explore India's recent engagement with the Burmese socioeconomic landscape, and assess its democratizing impact. It argues that, despite an evident discourse shift since cyclone Nargis in 2008, India's development and infrastructure projects remain low-key and peripheral, its education and health assistance marginal and its transnational connections with the emerging Burmese civil society absent. India's own dilemmatic approach combined with Burmese traditional resistance impedes a broader Indian leverage. Unless a more diverse socioeconomic involvement is offered by Delhi in Burma and more knowledge about its evolving polity is nurtured at home, India will neither pave the way for pluralism to grow there nor alleviate its deep-rooted image deficit there. © 2011 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/143951
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.801
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dc.description.abstractSince the 1990s, India has faced heavy criticism for its realist approach to Burmese affairs. Geopolitical imperatives indeed drove Delhi towards a closer partnership with its military-ruled neighbour. India, however, claims it plays a key role in fostering development in Burma; therefore, consolidating long-term democratization prospects there. This article aims to challenge this view. Using the literature on development and democracy, as well as interviews with Indian policy-makers, it will explore India's recent engagement with the Burmese socioeconomic landscape, and assess its democratizing impact. It argues that, despite an evident discourse shift since cyclone Nargis in 2008, India's development and infrastructure projects remain low-key and peripheral, its education and health assistance marginal and its transnational connections with the emerging Burmese civil society absent. India's own dilemmatic approach combined with Burmese traditional resistance impedes a broader Indian leverage. Unless a more diverse socioeconomic involvement is offered by Delhi in Burma and more knowledge about its evolving polity is nurtured at home, India will neither pave the way for pluralism to grow there nor alleviate its deep-rooted image deficit there. © 2011 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.en_HK
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dc.relation.ispartofContemporary Politicsen_HK
dc.subjectBurma/Myanmaren_HK
dc.subjectdemocracy promotionen_HK
dc.subjectdemocratizationen_HK
dc.subjectdevelopmenten_HK
dc.subjectforeign assistanceen_HK
dc.subjectIndia-Burma relationsen_HK
dc.titleA passage to Burma? India, development, and democratization in Myanmaren_HK
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dc.identifier.emailEgreteau, R: egreteau@hku.hken_HK
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