The soft power of India:Power is the the ability to control people or things or to do somethingलोगों या वस्‍तुओं को नियंत्रित करने या कोई काम करने की योग्‍यता; सामर्थ्य, क्षमताPower is the political control of a country or area.किसी देश या क्षेत्र पर राजनीतिक नियंत्रण; सत्ता In1980s,Joseph Nye introduced the concept of "soft power" For Nye, soft power is the ability to influence the behavior of others to get the outcomes you so want. In politics soft power is the ability to co-opt rather than coerce. In other words, soft power involves shaping the preferences of others through appeal