印度崛起中的传统文化因素刍议

India's Rise and the Role of Traditional Culture

作为新兴国家的印度,近年来其快速地崛起引起了大家对其崛起模式和过程的极大关注。诚然,一个国家的崛起,必然与其政治、经济以及军事等硬实力紧密联系,但是,我们也应该注意到作为文明古国的印度,拥有着极其丰富的软实力资源,尤其是印度灿烂的传统文化在其崛起过程中起到了不可忽视的关键作用。在印度传统文化中,宗教文化始终是处于核心地位。正是因为这些传统文化里的积极因素,才使得印度崛起的过程中从不缺乏精神引领,也造就了印度与其它新兴大国不同的发展模式,为其持续崛起提供了强大的软实力支撑。

As an emerging power, India＇s rapidly rise has drawn much more attention ot the whole world to its mode and process of rise. Absolutely, one country＇s rise has close connection with its hard power, such as politics, economy and military; however, as a country with an ancient civilization, India possesses innumerable soft power resources, especially the core soft power resource, religious culture. All of them are playing a crucial role in India＇s rise. Just because of them, India＇s rise has never lacked of spiritual directions. This is also why the mode and process of India＇s rise is different from others＇. Traditional culture has been providing the continuous soft power resources to India＇s sustainable development and rise.