Analytical Summary: Indias Public Diplomacy In The Twenty-First Century: Components, Objectives And

India’s Public DiplomacyStudent’s NameInstitutional AffiliationIndia’s Public Diplomacy‘India’s Public Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century: Components, Objectives and Challenges’ is an article written by Arijit Mazumdar, and talks about the importance of public diplomacy in the advancement of international policy goals of a nation (Mazumdar, 2020; p.25). The author points out how recently, several nations have made efforts to project their ‘soft power’ internationally. Soft power projection leads to the creation of a specific reputation of the nation in the minds of the foreign community. Most scholars agree that a nation’s reputation is likely to influence foreign audiences about choices about investment, economic collaboration, commerce, and tourism (Mazumdar, 2020; p.25). The main purpose of this article is to look at the different reasons why India engages in public diplomacy abroad. The author also briefly discusses a few challenges linked to the nation’s use of public diplomacy. Notably, India is comfortably able to engage in public diplomacy because of its rich and diverse culture that provides the nation with ample resources.Public diplomacy to a large extent incorporates promoting, communicating, and packaging India’s cultural values, products and