Harsh V Pant
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Prof. Manohar Lal Sondhi was one of the foremost thinkers of his generation on indian foreign policy. Though his political activism is widely known, his academic works have not got the kind of recognition they deserve. His writings on Indian foreign policy speak to several key themes in India's external relations today,the role of non-alignment to the ahanging balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
India now plays an important role on the global stage. Its political clout has increased, along with its economic and military growth. Considered a balancing power in the Asia-Pacific region, it is also seen as a democratic ally in the West, even as it challenges it on issues such as non-proliferation or global trade. India’s rise in global politics has confounded policy-makers and observers alike. However, while India is more confident of its capabilities ...
All major regional players and global powers are struggling to come to terms with the aftermath of the withdrawal of NATO-led Western military forces from Afghanistan. Regional cooperation has been declared as the only viable alternative to the tensions that have plagued Afghanistan for decades. Various South and Central Asian governments have underscored that they recognise that Afghanistan?s problems of terrorism, narcotics trafficking and corruption affect ...
Experts here throw light on India’s foreign policy. The volume has essays written over the last one and a half decades on India’s external relations, challenging some commonly held perceptions and offering new insights on the development of India’s foreign policy. They examine myths about India’s foreign policy such as that it lacks a strategic culture and it is formulated without any clear guiding principles in view. They delve into major ...
The book stresses the importance of India’s conception of its security and its security practices for the region of Asia. The writings of scholars on aspects concerned with India’s national security deal with the national security issues particularly insurgency and terrorism and the way the country has responded to the challenges. They take up for scrutiny the nuclear history of India covering the nuclear tests conducted in 1998. They view ...
The rise of China as an emerging power and as the most likely challenger to the global preponderance of the US is already having a significant impact across the globe. This phenomenon is being debated and analysed at various levels. In India too, it is generating a lot of excitement. On the one hand, it is considered to be an opportunity and on the other, a challenge.
This book is an attempt at exploring the multi-dimensional nature of the rise of China and its ...
The signing of the US India civilian nuclear agreement in 2008 is a milestone in the geopolitics of the twenty first century one that has virtually rewritten the rules of the global nuclear order. It has also transformed the relationship between the world’s oldest and largest democracies. Harsh V. Pants book is the first detailed examination of this major policy initiative as well as the process by which this pact came to fruition.
Pant identifies a range ...