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Parama had earlier worked for the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and the United Services Institution (USI), India. She finished her PhD from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India, and is currently engaged in research projects pertaining to national image-building and strategic aspects of national soft power strategies. Her works have been published in several academic journals and leading newspapers; furthermore, she has delivered lectures at various universities in the UK, Australia, China, New Zealand and India. Analysing China’s Soft Power Strategy and Comparative Indian Initiatives Dr Parama Sinha Palit, Author - Published by SAGE Publications While soft power has gained considerable The book, while pursuing a constructivist approach, currency in the global discussion on international- analyses China’s soft power strategy from the national and strategic relations, including in vantage point of its vigorous employment by a India, it continues