Examines Iran and the nature of its relations with neighbouring states. The author argues that certain characteristics of Iranian society have persistently affected Iran's view of the surrounding world. The book analyzes the impact of historical events, regional demography and past conflicts.
Any change in the social, cultural, economic or political development in one side of the Nepal-India border immediately affects the life in the other side of the border. However, not much information has been available about the impact of such relations, though this is one of the major factors in the friendly relations between Nepal and India.
In spite of Nepal's heavy dependence on India in economic matters, it has been trying to maintain equidistance from India and China, which has been an irritant some times in Indo-Nepal relations. With the introduction of multi-party democracy in Nepal with Indian support, things are now changing in foreign policy matters of Nepal.
The book is built around three themes: Historical backgrounds as well as the domestic and international setting, the foreign policy making-process, the principal actors in formulating foreign policy, the country's strengths and weaknesses and impact of changes in international politics.
This book discusses Pakistan's foreign policy over the last three decades. Pakistan's relations with the major powers, with its neighbours and the Muslim world have been examined. The book also deals with important issues of foreign policy, such as, Kashmir, nuclear issues, and security imperatives. The post cold war challenges and the impact of unipolar world on foreign policy are also discussed.
In this collection distinguished scholars from India and Nepal have analysed different aspects of Indo- Nepal relations, viz. politico-strategic, economic and socio-cultural. The contributions have focussed upon these aspects from the points of view of the perception of the two countries. Some tension areas have also been analysed and new interpretations have been advanced.
Regional Powers and Small State Security recounts India's involvement in the affairs of its much smaller neighbor, Sri Lanka, over the question of Tamil separatists in the northern and eastern parts of the island.
By a retired officer in the Ministry of External Affairs and a noted scholar, detailed scholarly study of India-Sri Lanka diplomatic relations. Focus on l980 to the present, attention to riots, militant groups, Indian Peacekeeping operations.
Kashmir is the focal point of an acute regional dispute that has pitted India and Pakistan against one another ever since they gained their independence from Great Britain in 1947. Already, these bitter rivals have gone to war twice over Kashmir, leaving the state physically divided and heavily militarized. The eruption of massive anti-Indian violence in Indian Kashmir in early 1990 has changed…
India's Eastward Engagement: From Antiquity to Act East Policy presents India's engagement with its extended eastern neighbours from ancient times to the present. It argues that this engagement has been long rooted in India's geographical location, its civilizational evolution and historical transformations. The book critically examines all the important phases—Nehru and Post-Nehru periods, a…