This article explains the role of norms in IR with respect to particular focus on the bilateral security relationship between India and Japan since 2000. The article deals with the following questions, which are the normative driving factors between India and Japan to come together and cooperate? And how are those norms playing a major role in bringing them together? The article also analyzes the three liberal assumptions made by Andrew Moravcsik with Indo-Japan. And at the conclusion, it asserts that norms have been playing a major role between Indo-Japan relations since 2000.
The Indian Film Industry is second popular entertainment industry across the globe after Hollywood film industry of the United States of America. Despite of being popular, there are arguments that New Delhi hasn’t utilized the full potential of Indian film industry as an instrument to turn popularity into the (Soft)power. The Indian film industry has tremendous potential to become India’s soft power if its potential is harnessed to the fullest. Therefore, this paper focuses upon how the popularity can be effectively used by examining strengths of industry and future prospects. Additionally, this paper provides relevant policy recommendations to effectively use film industry to enhance soft power as well as brief concluding remarks.
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