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How lobbying by Indian Americans in the United States has influenced US foreign policy towards India Indian Lobbying and its Influence in US Decision Making looks at the ways in which Indian lobbying acts as a catalyst in transforming the US–India relationship in the post-Cold War era, the events that explain their formation, and factors that legitimize these groups as an institution in US politics.
Lobbying, Pressure Groups, and Ethnic Lobbying in the US Foreign Policy Making: Theoretical Overview
Lobbying, Pressure Groups, and Ethnic Lobbying in the US Foreign Policy Making: Theoretical Overview
Lobbying is an intrinsic part of American political life. Across the country, lobbyists interject themselves into almost all aspects of the American political process.
Theodre Lowi has described interest group activism as “Interest Group Liberalism.”1 Charles Peter, editor-in-chief of the Washington Monthly, wrote, “America is no longer a nation. It is committee of lobbies”(McCutcheon, 2013, pp. 832–833). In fact, throughout the American history, from James Madison to Madison Avenue, interest groups have been central to American politics.
Many who have looked seriously at the interest group system and lobbying activities agree with James Madison, who argued in the “Federalist ...
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