Mr. Michael Newbill Delivers a Guest Lecture on "US and India Foreign Policy in the 21st Century" at IIM Indore

Mr. Michael Newbill Delivers a Guest Lecture on "US and India Foreign Policy in the 21st Century" at IIM Indore

Mr. Michael Newbill, Chief of Political and Economic Section of the American Consulate, Mumbai during the lecture at IIM Indore

Mr. Michael Newbill, Chief of Political and Economic Section of the American Consulate, Mumbai delivered a guest lecture on "US and India Foreign Policy in the 21st Century". The lecture was attended by students as well as members of the staff.

Michael Newbill is the Chief of the Economic and Political Section at the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai, India. Previously, Mr. Newbill served as the Desk Officer for India in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the State Department, with the responsibility of all economic and consular issues with India. He has served as an Economic Officer in the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, with responsibility for multilateral and bilateral trade, intellectual property rights, biotechnology, and other economic issues and as a Vice Consul in the U.S. Embassy in Manila. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Mr. Newbill ran a project on Regional Security and Confidence-Building in South Asia for the Henry L. Stimson Center, a Washington-based research institution.

Drawing an analogy between strategizing a business venture and developing a nation's foreign policy, Mr. Newbill discussed the changes that have been seen in India's foreign policy as the nation has grown. He mentioned that a country's foreign policy includes realistic aspects based on the current scenario as well as aspiration-based aspects looking into the future. According to him, any foreign policy can be sub-divided into 4 components - National Interests, Tactical Objectives / Goals, Motivational elements and Domestic compulsions. In the context of India, Mr. Newbill discussed certain elements under each of these heads.

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