India – Between Hard, Soft and Smart Power

30 Abril 2018, 16:00 • Shiv Kumar Singh

Power: The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events.

a: possession of control, authority, or influence over others.                                             

b: a nation that has influence among other nations.

“India's soft power remains its biggest strength in being a global leader (Tharoor, 2007).”

The current government led by Narendra Modi is working towards developing a “soft power matrix”, a tool aimed at calibrating the effectiveness of India's soft power