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Indian Council
of World Affairs

A Gender-Sensitive Indian Foreign Policy – Why? and How?

• What are the elements of a Gender-Sensitive Indian Foreign
Policy? Why should India pursue a Gender Sensitive
Foreign Policy?

• A conscious pursuit of a gender-sensitive development
partnership programme (projects and capacity building),
gender sensitive humanitarian aid and disaster relief delivery,
a gender sensitive approach to issues surrounding the Indian
woman abroad – why? and how?

• The Indian approach to the global Women, Peace and Security
(WPS) agenda - to what extent has India aligned with global
normative frameworks designed to address the gendered
dimensions of peace and security issues? How is this pertinent
for India’s current term as elected member of the UN Security
Council 2021-22? A

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A GENDER-SENSITIVE INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY Why? and How?