TITLE:
Make It or Break It with International Diplomacy: An Analysis of India and Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Pursuits
AUTHORS:
Eniye Christian Dubakeme, Sheriff Folarin
KEYWORDS:
Economy, Foreign Policy, India, National Interest, Nigeria
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.13 No.1,
January
20,
2023
ABSTRACT: This study conducted an analysis of India and
Nigeria’s foreign policy pursuits. Foreign policy choices have significant
benefits or consequences for countries. The future of a nation can be affected
by the foreign policy decisions of leaders. The objective of this paper is to
ascertain which country made it or broke it through an in-depth analysis of
Nigeria and India’s foreign policy. The qualitative method of research was used
to carry out the descriptive discourse of this study. A thorough analysis
revealed that India builds its regional and global status through a stealth
economic diplomacy. This has moved India from being classified as a less
developed nation to an emerging economy. In Nigeria’s case, its Afrocentric
foreign policy principle lacks diplomatic strategy. Hence the misinterpretation
of national interest has resulted in its economic doom. The study recommends
that countries should build their economy first,
in order to successfully pursue their desired power status.