From Culture to Diplomacy：A Preliminary Observation on India’sYoga Soft Diplomacy(PDF)
《南京师大学报》（社会科学版）[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2018年03期
- Page:
- 72-
- Research Field:
- 外交史研究
- Publishing date:
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- Title:
- From Culture to Diplomacy：A Preliminary Observation on India’sYoga Soft Diplomacy
- Author(s):
- CHAO Wei
- Keywords:
- culture; diplomacy; India; yoga; soft diplomacy
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
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- Abstract:
- Since the beginning of the 21th century，India has begun to explore its soft power and attempted toimplement soft diplomacy. In addition to film，Indian government has chosen yoga as an important instrumentfor its soft diplomacy and developed a detailed strategy on how to carry out this policy. Therefore，yoga hastransferred from the cultural field to the stage of diplomacy. Yoga culture which originated in India has a longhistory and rich meanings. It not only contains the characteristics and essence of Indian culture，but also has itsown comparative advantage and positive practical significance. India’s yoga soft diplomacy has been provedto be successful according to its current effect. The Indian government will certainly continue to explore thepotential of yoga culture and implement yoga soft diplomacy.
Last Update: 2018-05-25