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…
The book probes the impact of regime transformation--from the Soviet Union to Russia--on Moscow's foreign policy premises. What were post-Soviet Russia's attitudes towards India and particularly, on the proxy war in Kashmir? Interwoven into the study are conceptual delineations related to power status, image projection and interest convergence, which transcend cold-war/post-Soviet boundaries.
The hardline view of Sino-Indian relations found in the published reports of Indian and Chinese security analysts is often at considerable odds with the more tempered opinions those same analysts express in private interviews and conversations. What is the reality of the increasingly important security relationship between the two countries? The authors of this new study address that question i…
The challenging task of executing, Nehru's vision of independent foreign policy required an innovative and dynamic diplomatic corp. The Indian state had the advantage of having a battery of officers drawn from British Raj, but could they translate the Nehruvian vision into practice? The history of evolution of Indian missions and their functioning provides an insight in to the dynamics of India…
This book unfolds the story of India's foreign policy in the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, who has given it the present shape. He emphasizes that this policy is not of his own making, but is rooted in the nation's geography, history and culture.
Analyzing some of the major influences on foreign and security policy in India, this synthesis of insights assesses emerging global scenarios from an Indian perspective and details their likely impact on India's current and future national interests. This study first uses the Net Assessment method to detail the scenarios_that the country will face in 2020 and then utilizes a transparent method …
This study of perceptions, interests and strategies of South Asian states reveals the analytical and empirical richness of three kinds of states in the region: India - the regional hegemon; Pakistan-India's permanent competitor; and other South Asian states who do not accept Pakistani perceptions, interests and strategies concerning India. This book assesses the diplomatic and strategic princip…