تحليل مقايسه اي شاخص هاي قدرت نرم هند و چين در نظام بين الملل در دو دهه اخير(2020-2000)

A Comparative Analysis of the Soft Power Strategy of India an‎d China in the International System in the last two Decades(2000-2020)

علوم سياسي

One of the main concepts in the political science an‎d international relations is the concept of power. The importance of power in political science is so high that power is considered to be the subject of political science. Nowadays, soft power is one of the most important factors in determining the effectiveness of any country in the international arena. Two countries, China an‎d India, have emerged as two potential competitors in the field of soft power in the regional an‎d international scene in the last two decades. During these two decades, both countries have made huge efforts an‎d investments in the field of soft power an‎d its use, an‎d have benefited from the understan‎ding of their growing power to achieve their goals an‎d interests without creating the least conflict in line with power. The main issue is what elements these two powers used for the aforementioned purpose an‎d what goals an‎d interests they had. Therefore, this treatise comprehensively examines the elements an‎d indicators of soft power of both countries an‎d the goals an‎d interests of both countries from this within the framework of soft power theory. The main question of this research is what are the soft power strategies of China an‎d India? What are their differences an‎d to what extent have they achieved their goals an‎d interests in this way? In this regard, the findings an‎d the initial hypothesis are that by measuring different indicators such as cinema, student exchange, Confucius Institute, economic strength, institutional quality, etc., each of the two countries has specific strengths an‎d weaknesses, but it must be stated that China has acted more successfully an‎d consistently than India. In other words, it can be said that China has performed very well in the elements of cultural activity - peopleʹs communication - attracting students - drawing an‎d introducing itself as a leading an‎d flexible economy, etc., while India only in some elements It has performed better as the drawing of the country as a dynamic civil society with democratic order, an‎d does not have a coherent program in the mentioned indicators. In order to achieve the desired hypothesis, the theoretical framework of soft power in the eyes of Joseph Nye has been used. It should be noted that the method of this research is analytical an‎d explanatory, using library sources an‎d authentic an‎d first-han‎d documents.

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