Significant changes are taking place across the world following the advent of globalization and the consequent decline of the nation-state. The conventional parameters of understanding domestic politics and international relations are becoming redundant. New forms of international treaties – relating to regional trade, culture, economy, human security, and national security – have become essential. The increasing role played by the civil society has changed the ground rules of foreign policy processes.
The structure, quality, and dimensions of federalism in India are witnessing drastic changes. In this context, the nature and dynamics of federalism in the coming decades will be a pertinent issue for analysis. The concerns of the states in the Indian Union are also changing significantly. Their demand for a share in foreign policy dynamics raises new question in the study of federalism. The contributions in this book open up a discourse linking the emerging pattern of international relations to India's federal management.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR G Gopa Kumar
Dr. G. Gopa Kumar (1951) is Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science and Hon. Director of V.K. Krishna Menon Study Centre for International Relations, University of Kerala. He joined teaching service in 1975 and specializes in the areas of Comparative Politics and International Politics. Dr. Gopa Kumar has published four books, besides ninety research articles. He is a recipient of numerous awards and fellowships: UGC Research Scientist (1989), UGC Cultural Exchange Programme in France (1990), International Visiting Fellow in USA (1996), Fulbright Scholar in USA (1998), Slazburg Fellow in Austria (1998), Shastri Fellow in Canada (2000) etc. He served in the visiting faculty of Claremont Graduate University, California USA (1998 and 2003) and University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2001) besides lecturing in various universities in North America. Dr. Gopa Kumar also serves as the State Coordinator for Kerala in the research activities organized by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi.
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