The contents of this book: 1. A Unique Experiment 2. Indian Heritage: Spirit ha to Revive 3. More Divided Than United 4. Parliament: Changing Face and Functions 5. Egos, Not Parties
This authentic account of the Kargil war goes beyond merely documenting events. It provides an historical background to Jammu and Kashmir and Indo-Pak conflicts over it, and the evolution of the line of control and in tracing the events leading up to Kargil, covets the Simla Agreement, the Lahore Declaration, and the functioning of the army.
This book is a detailed chronology of important events marking the more than 50 year struggle of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for their fundamental rights. Brief descriptions by date are provided and the significance of important developments are highlighted in straight and unemotive language with scrupulous adherence to facts. While the first part is a chronicle of important events, startin…
The contents of this book: 1. Security in the Indian Ocean: An Overview 2. Cooperative Security: Paradigm for the 21st Century 3. Comprehensive Security in Indian Ocean Region 4. Indian Ocean in Australia's Security Policies
The reference annual, India-2002, contains information on diverse aspects of the country-its geography and demographic features, polity, economy, society and culture. The information is gathered from Central Government Ministries/ states/ union territories and other organizations. As a work of reference, the annual is particularly useful to scholars, authors, students, officials, journalists, a…
The book is an attempt to analyse recent trends in the nuclear non-proliferation diplomacy after the Gulf crisis, with a focus on efforts to strengthen the nuclear export control regime, IAEA 'Special Inspections' based on satellite intelligence, and US policy of establishing regional nuclear non-proliferation regimes. An attempt has been made to examine how the nuclear non-proliferation regime…
India's defence industralisation has always been an important issue of South Asia's regional security, & yet the Indian defence technology & industrial base has only recently invited the attention of strategic analysts, constituting a serious discourse. Contents: 1. The perspective 2. The colonial legacy 3. Organisation and culture 4. Defence technology development 5. The manufacturing ba…
In 1994 the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, in cooperation with the Fourth Freedom Forum, conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of the Indian public's attitude toward nuclear arms. This book examines the findings of that landmark survey. Contents: 1. Indian public opinion and nuclear weapons policy 2. Abstaining : The nonnuclear option 3. Status quo : Mai…
The size and Complexity of modern government make it essential for citizens to understand what policies are, how policies are made and changed and how to evaluate the effectiveness and morality of the policies. Government is complex and is becoming more com- plex everyday. The institutions of government are also becoming more complicated and numerous. The subject matter of government policy is …
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.