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This paper seeks to explore the relationship between international relations scholarship, Indian public opinion and foreign policy making in India. The paper concludes that there doesn't really exists a 'permanent establishment' shaping India's foreign policy. What may exist instead is an informal network that is led by a small but shifting group of activists within and outside the government. The paper lays out the reasons for the absence of a significant permanent establishment and the prospects for one emerging in the near future, especially in the context of India's increasing weight in the international system and its emerging self-perception as a great power.