Give some information about the efforts taken by india for the estabishment of democacy in neighbouring countries with examples
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India helped Nepal Bhutan and Sri Lanka to stabilize democracy in there country.
Democracy promotion has never been an integral element of India's foreign policy. The pursuit of its national interests in the international arena has traditionally revolved around security, trade, and energy issues. This article demonstrates, however, that in recent times India has taken a more active stance in promoting and supporting democracy abroad. It identifies the specific ways in which India has engaged in democracy promotion and support abroad. Nevertheless, ‘realist’ concerns about strategic and economic interests, namely India's desire to improve its relationship with the United States and enhancing its status as an emerging power, rather than any idealistic commitment to democracy, may help explain this behavior. The pursuit of traditional foreign policy objectives will continue to take precedence over democracy promotion and support abroad. As such, there are elements of both continuity and change observed regarding the issue of democracy promotion in India's foreign policy.
There has been some quiet diplomacy at work by the Indian government with two of its South Asian neighbours that are due to go to the polls to restore elected governments later this year. Maldives is due to hold presidential elections on September 7 while Nepal’s interim election government headed by Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi announced on Thursday that elections would be held on November 19.
There has been some quiet diplomacy at work by the Indian government with two of its South Asian neighbours that are due to go to the polls to restore elected governments later this year. Maldives is due to hold presidential elections on September 7 while Nepal’s interim election government headed by Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi announced on Thursday that elections would be held on November 19.In the past 12 months or more, the Indian government has invited a series of visitors from Maldives and Nepal, both countries that are going through a period of fractious political activity in the lead up to their elections.