J. N. Dixit, former Foreign Secretary was India's High Commissioner in Sri Lanka from 1985 to 1989. He was an active participant in events leading to the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka agreement and induction of the IPKF into Sri Lanka. This book is an attempt to put matters in perspective in the context of India's motivation which remain misunderstood. The author feels that the peoples of In…
In the course of this illuminating narrative the author projects, in a dronological order, the various facets of India's foreign policy as they evolved. He also describes their immact on both the national and international fronts. This volume puts into perspective significant epoch-making events which profoundly affected the orientation of India's foreign policy priorities and also incisively a…
The book contains, in great detail, an analytical description of the evolution of the Indian Foreign Service based on archival material as well as personal experiences of the author in the Service spread over nearly four decades. Shri J.N. Dixit has also analyzed the challenges the Indian Foreign Service faces at present and could face in the future.