Practice:

bids for membership of a range of established and new multilateral institutions and forums

the pursuit and management of informal and formal partnerships with multiple states in multiple issue areas

 ‘normative hedging’

Objectives:

1. advancing India’s economic and social development;
2. improving India’s national security, concerning both internal and external threats
   
3. boosting India’s status and developing its role as a ‘leading power’ in international relations
4.  promoting India’s political and social ideals and values beyond its borders