The Role of Values in Foreign Policy

I don't want to minimise the role of values in a democracy like ours, foreign policy will only have legitimacy if it reflects the way the country thinks about itself. In India's case, we exchanged some warm words about values, but as for the outcomes of the visits, it was interests all the way down. The most you can do is continue to make the case that democracy and as liberal or democracy as possible remains in India's national interest. And I don't think you can resolve this tension, as you say, Alan. All right, Alan, I was going to wrap it up there, but as I was finalizing my preparations,. I saw you quoted in an article by

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