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India and the Sovereignty Principle The Disaggregation Imperative

Edited By Rudra Chaudhuri, Nabarun Roy Copyright 2026
100 Pages
by Routledge

100 Pages
by Routledge

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of India's evolving relationship with sovereignty in a complex global order. Moving beyond conventional narratives, it examines how the sovereignty principle shapes India's behavior across four critical domains—from traditional military power to contemporary data governance. Since gaining independence in 1947, India has positioned itself as a fierce... Read more

1. India and the sovereignty principle: the disaggregation imperative

Rudra Chaudhuri and Nabarun Roy

 

2. India’s use of military power and the sovereignty principle: insights from the neighborhood

Nabarun Roy

 

3. India and international investment law: preserving, delegating, and reclaiming sovereignty

Prabhash Ranjan

 

4. “Where we need water, we find guns instead”: understanding the securitization of sovereignty claims on the Brahmaputra

Jayashree Vivekanandan

 

5. Living in a fragmented world: India’s data way

Rudra Chaudhuri and Arjun Kang Joseph

 

Biography

Rudra Chaudhuri is the Director of Carnegie India and a Visiting Professor in the Department of International Relations at Ashoka University.

Nabarun Roy is Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) in the Department of International Relations, Faculty of International Studies at the South Asian University, New Delhi.