Comprising over a dozen of contributed analytical and scholarly papers, authored by experts form India and USA -- this book takes a critical look at the paradigm shift in the US policy towards S. Asia, particularly after the end of the cold war. The learned authors have provided their valuable and incisive observations on the key factors in the region that have affected US interests and policy and have also addressed the issue of US security cooperation in the ...
Recent developments have placed Islam at the forefront in America. The Administration, the news media and the academic community have all been focused almost exclusively on Islam. But despite greater interest, understanding of Islam and Muslim world remains limited and selective. Consequently, Islam and Muslims have been reduced to stereotypes of Islam against the west. Islam as a world religion has been reduced to Islamic fundamentalism. Islam already ...