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@article{205167,
        author = {Dr. Mukul Baijal and Rachit Baijal},
        title = {India's Grand Strategy 2047: Interests, Alliances, and Governance Capacity for a Rising Power},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {1},
        pages = {5532-5540},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=205167},
        abstract = {India's centenary year of independence in 2047 has become the symbolic horizon for its transformation into a developed, secure, technologically capable, and globally influential power. This paper argues that the achievement of Viksit Bharat requires a grand strategy that aligns national interests, external partnerships, military preparedness, technological sovereignty and domestic institutional capability. The paper proposes three interlinked pillars for India's 2047 strategy: a clear hierarchy of national interests centred on territorial security, economic transformation, maritime access, technological autonomy, energy security and constitutional legitimacy; a calibrated system of partnerships based on strategic autonomy and multi-alignment rather than treaty-bound dependence; and a substantial expansion of governance capacity. The paper concludes that India's rise will depend not only on economic size or diplomatic visibility but on the ability of the Indian state to convert demographic scale, digital infrastructure, industrial capability, military modernisation and federal democratic energy into disciplined and legitimate state capacity.},
        keywords = {Digital public infrastructure, governance capacity, grand strategy, India 2047, Indo-Pacific, multi-alignment, strategic autonomy, Viksit Bharat.},
        month = {June},
        }