The Indian Geopolitical Thought

Abstract

e Indian Geopolitical ought – Since its independence in 1948, India has strived to become a major geopolitical power in South Asia, and an important player in the world. Early on, India achieved significant successes especially in the developing world. Failures caused by the lost war with China include, the rise of separatism and international isolation. AEer 1990, India gradually became an undisputed leader in South Asia but has since faced a number of important challenges. India is trying to consolidate its geopolitical position. 'e main goal of the article is to analyze Indian geopolitical thought, its sources, and relevance in Indian geopolitics. key words Indian geopolitics – geopolitical thought – geostrategy križan, l., baar, v. (2018): Indické geopolitické myšlení. Geografie, 123, 4, 507–527. Do redakce došlo v září 2017, přijato do tisku v listopadu 2018. © Česká geografická společnost, z. s., 2018 508 geografie 123/4 (2018) / ľ. križan, v. baar