From Chanakya to Modi: The Evolution of India's Foreign PolicyAn exploration of the deeper civilizational roots of Indian foreign policy. Foreign policy does not exist in a cultural vacuum. It is shaped by national experience and a countrys view of itself. In the case of India, the foreign policy paradigm is as deeply informed by its civilizational heritage as it is by modern ideas about national interest. Even policies that appear to be new contain echoes of themes that recur in history. The two concepts that