To compete and thrive in the 21st century, democracies, and the United States in particular, must develop new national security and economic strategies that address the geopolitics of information. In the 20th century, market capitalist democracies geared infrastructure, energy, trade, and even social policy to protect and advance that era’s key source of power—manufacturing. In this century, democracies must better account for information geopolitics across all dimensions of domestic policy and national strategy.
Shivshankar Menon, former Indian national security advisor and distinguished fellow at The Brookings Institution, will discuss some of the major strategic decisions he outlines in his new book,'Choices: Inside the Making of India's Foreign Policy.' In a conversation moderated by Cathryn Cluver, Executive Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project, he will discuss his views on India’s strategic culture and decision-making, its policies toward the use of force, its long-term goals and priorities, and its future behavior.
About the book: 'Choices: Inside the Making of India’s Foreign Policy' provides an insider’s perspective on some of the most crucial decisions Indian policymakers have faced, including on the U.S.-India nuclear agreement, next steps in the India-China relationship, as well as the response to the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.