P.R. Kumaraswamy
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The Persian Gulf 2016-17 is fifth in the series published by MEI@ND and first in collaboration with the IDSA. It examines India`s bilateral relations with the region and focusses on developments during 2015 and 2016. It gives a comprehensive account of the strategic, political, economic and cultural aspects of bilateral developments and also provides in-depth analysis of internal dynamics of the Persian Gulf countries.
Since the outbreak of the Arab Spring the Middle East is going through a turbulent phase as violence, internal conflicts and civil wars are ravaging a number of countries. Even relatively stable Gulf monarchies are not untouched by the impact of popular demand for change. For India, the Persian Gulf is an extended neighbourhood and the region of vital importance receives scant attention. In the light of the Arab Spring, Iranian nuclear deal and the rise of ISIS, ...
Persian Gulf 2013 looks at the growing relationship between India and the countries of the Persian Gulf region, which has assumed greater importance in the recent years and hence demands greater attention. The book covers India's bilateral relations in 2012 with nine Persian Gulf countries, namely, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen as well as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The Gulf region accounts for about two-thirds of ...
China has evolved a complex Middle East policy in recent years which is now an integral part of its great power aspirations. Comprising original contributions from well known scholars, this absorbing volume examines China's relations with key players in the region as also the impact of its Middle East policy on interactions with the USA and the UN among others. Among the issues discussed are: The methods China has adopted to gain economic and diplomatic leverage ...
Since attaining independence, India has traversed a considerable distance in the military and technological arenas. However, the country does not have well-defined secure borders, lacks internal peace and stability, and is yet to attain a cohesive national identity. It is entangled in major or minor territorial problems with most of its neighbours while, on the domestic front, it continues to be plagued by insurgency, terrorism and other forms of political ...
South Asia: The Spectre of Terrorism looks at the ongoing debates that are taking place within South Asia regarding terrorism, and hoe these shape the approaches towards fighting terrorism. Political violence has become endemic in South Asia since the partition of the subcontinent along communal lines. Various groups-majority and minority alike-resort to violence either to accomplish their political goals or to redress perceived grievances. South Asia has long ...