Buku ini menyajikan biografi kolektif para Presiden Republik Indonesia mulai dari periode 1945 hingga 2014, mencakup Soekarno, Soeharto, B.J. Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati Soekarnoputri, dan Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Buku ini menganalisis fenomena gelombang demokratisasi ketiga yang melanda dunia sejak tahun 1974. Samuel P. Huntington mengidentifikasi penyebab, proses, dan tantangan transisi dari rezim otoriter menuju sistem pemerintahan demokratis, serta faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keberhasilan (konsolidasi) atau kegagalan (gelombang balik) demokrasi di berbagai negara.
Buku ini merupakan kumpulan tulisan K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) yang memuat pemikirannya tentang demokrasi dalam konteks Indonesia. Pembahasan mencakup persinggungan antara agama dan negara, pentingnya kebebasan dan toleransi dalam beragama, proses demokratisasi, Pemilu, serta upaya pembentukan solidaritas sosial di tengah isu-isu kebangsaan.
The book makes a comparative study of the two competitive systems—capitalism and socialism—and shows the irrelevance of the former and the relevance of the latter to India. Capitalism is discussed in its three phases: birth, growth and decay. Socialism is described as a system promising a happy and prosperous future for the teeming millions of the world. There may be various models of so…
India is currently debating the most appropriate form of polity for its stage of development and aspirations. Having operated a parliamentary polity for nearly a generation, the nation is reassessing this system in light of emerging political needs. This book examines why the debate on political models has arisen, whether the perceived shortcomings stem from leadership, constitutional provision…
When India and China emerged with new governments, new leaders, and new policies, it soon became evident that their conflicting interests would draw them into confrontation. For over a decade, their manoeuvres for leadership in Asia intensified as India struggled for survival while China advanced rapidly. This book explores the background of the Sino-Indian conflict: where India’s policies…
Karya ini menyajikan narasi resmi pemerintah Indonesia mengenai peristiwa tragis Gerakan 30 September (G30S) yang terjadi pada tahun 1965. Ditulis dari perspektif institusi militer dan pemerintahan pada saat itu, buku ini bertujuan untuk memberikan penjelasan detail mengenai latar belakang, kronologi, dan motivasi di balik upaya kudeta tersebut, yang secara resmi diatribusikan sebagai gerakan y…
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…
In this second revised edition, the author incorporates political, strategic, economic, and other developments in India and the world since 1970 that significantly affect India’s foreign policy. The book critically examines the ends and means of Indian foreign policy, its basic determinants, the political institutions shaping it, the functioning of the Ministry of External Affairs, and the pe…
This volume objectively evaluates the headwinds of comprehensive security challenges that India would confront in the years ahead. Over nearly two decades, India has made successful transitions to ‘emerge’ on the regional and global scene, but informed and reasoned analyses of the multi-dimensional dangers that loom large, and the common opportunities available, have been lacking. This lacu…