Cultural confluence: India-EU synergy in public and cultural diplomacy
摘要
‘Soft-Power’ diplomacy is the new instrument for nations to influence the masses. After globalization (post the Second World War), nations are interconnected through technology and diplomacy. Nations tend to avoid using ‘hard’ diplomacy in this globalized world. India is an ancient civilization with a rich cultural heritage that has shaped its ‘Soft-Power’ diplomacy. Adorned by democratic values, India and the European Union have the ability to leverage their influence through cultural diplomacy, collaborations, and mutual engagements in the Indo-pacific as a ‘Soft-Power’. The ‘Incredible India’ campaign (promoted by the Government of India since 2002) is associated with India’s tourism (Edwards and Ramamurthy in Commun Culture Critique 10:11–13, 2017 [