World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues
Year : 2014, Volume : 18, Issue : 2
First page : ( 20) Last page : ( 33)
Print ISSN : 0971-8052. Online ISSN : 0974-0937.

India's Contribution to International Peace and Security: A Human Security Perspective

Mishra Manoj Kumar

Online published on 6 August, 2014.

Abstract

The concept of “human security” provides a broader framework for a realistic assessment of the contribution of nation-states to international peace and security. The individualistic notions of human rights that developed Western states led by America have tried to impose on the rest of the world and which form the core of their doctrine of humanitarian intervention have found little resonance in developing countries. Evidence shows that developed nations have at times not hesitated to use military means allegedly to enforce human rights in other countries This paper assesses India's foreign policy, its contribution to international peace and security and its role in addressing the structural inequalities in the world economic order through the human security perspective.

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