The book analyzes India’s foreign policy amid shifting regional and global dynamics. It examines India’s fluctuating relationship with Pakistan, the stalemate in Afghanistan, ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, and the cautious improvement in relations with China. It discusses new developments in South-East Asia, confusion in Gulf and West Asian politics including the Iran–Iraq war, and Indi…
Contents: 1. The trauma of Tiananmen 2. From Hua Guofeng to Deng Xiaoping 3. Era of reforms: The first phase 4. Reform with tears: The gathering storm 5. Reforms with tears II etc.