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The book entitled "Nationalism in Portuguese Africa" critically investigates the basic nature and characteristics of the portuguese colonial policy in Africa, with a particular focus on Angola. Penetration of Portugal in Africa is an important issue in the study of the colonial history. As a result, a separate chapter has been devoted to this particular area. Economic factor has always been an important consideration in the colonisation of Africa. A ...
World Encyclopaedia of Nuclear Arms Control and Non-proliferation is a comprehensive study and analysis of all the treaties and agreements related to the control of nuclear arms and proliferation of weapons. The whole work has been divided into four volumes. The very first volume deals with different types of nuclear test ban treaties and its implications for arms control and disarmament.The second volume covers nuclear accident and radiological emergency, ...
Nuclearisation of India has been a matter of serious international debate. The nuclear explosion of May 1974 was basically for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Despite this, India encountered nuclear sanctions, especially with regards to transfer of nuclear materials and technologies from the Western advanced industrial countries like the USA, Canada, Australia and the other members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.India’s second nuclear explosion in May ...
The present book entitled: India and the Contemporary World: Emerging Partnership in the 21st Century critically examines the political, economic, scientific and technological, defence, military and strategic co-operation and collaboration between India and the countries of the world, with a special focus on major powers. The two volumes book has been divided into eight sections. Volume one deals with India's relationship with South Asia, Central Asia, ...
The book entitled China’s Energy Policy and International Security critically examines the recent behaviour of Chinese foreign policy in the context of its net impact on international security. Major areas of study covered in this book include, energy security and its linkages with the Chinese economy and foreign policy, case studies of China-Kazhak, China-Japan and China-Venezuela energy relations and area studies of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The ...
The book entitled "India-South Africa Relations: Political, Economic and Strategic Perspectives" critically examines the evolving relationship between the two democratic and emerging economies of Asia and Africa. By virtue of a democratic political system and sound economic foundation, South Africa is bound to play a decisive role at the regional and global levels, because it is a member of all the important international fora like the commonwealth, ...
Energy has emerged as a critical determinant of the modern economy. The crucial linkages between energy and economy have raised serious questions for policy-makers of both the advanced and developing societies. Security of energy is, undoubtedly, vital for the economic development but, at the same time, maintenance of ecological balance is needed for protecting the overall environment for the future generation.The book entitled Energy Security and Environmental ...
The demand, all over the world, for the protection and promotion of basic human rights and fundamental freedom is continuously on the increase. It in essentially in view of the rise in the demand that the authors have made serious endeavour to examine the different issues and problems associated with human rights.The authors have thoroughly examined the concept of human rights and various theories associated with it. More importantly, a comprehensive survey of ...
Africa is a continent, comprising 53 independent sovereign nation-states, having 700 million population. Economically, it is a very rich continent possessing the maximum reserves of strategic resources. India, on the other hand, is the second-fastest growing economy in the world, next only to china.Africa and India together, can definitely play a significant role in the international politics and, hence, pave the way for meaningful changes in the existing world ...
India's Foreign Policy : Opportunities and Obstacles in the Post-Cold War Era is an original, comprehensive and critical study of Indian foreign policy, with a special focus on post-cold war era. Accordingly, the authors have made a thorough investigation of issues, like nuclear disarmament and nuclear proliferation, the relevance of India's nuclear doctrine of minimum credible deterrence, energy security and climate change, in addition to India's ...
The author in the present book (two volumes) has not only critically investigated the various social, economic, political and cultural issues associated with the Overseas Indians right from the very beginning of their outside interactions, but at the same time, he has also explored the numerous possibilities for their new roles in the overall changed socio-economic and political milieu of the twenty-first century, Volume one deals with the profiles, positions and ...
This book makes a comprehensive and critical study of bilateral relations between India and Uganda in a historical, political and economic perspectives. The genesis of India's interaction with Africa in general and Uganda in particular, can be conveniently traced back to the ancient period of history. More significantly the Indo-Ugandan Bilateral relations have been governed by the geostrategic, economic, political and above all, the primarily socio-cultural ...