India is the largest democracy in the world and wants democracy to flourish in all the countries and especially in its neighbourhood without imposing its views on any of them. But alas our surroundings are studded with arrogant totalitarian regimes, hostile military dictatorships, unstable domains and most of them are all out to weaken our liberal, broadminded and sagacious efforts to help them. Hopefully some of them are steadily coming out of the slumber of economical degradations and political insecurity. Since our independence, India has had pragmatic, humanitarian and broad based approach to see all these realms and areas on track of peace and prosperity. This book largely is a thematic treatise of our relationship from time to time with our neighbouring territories. In this book, both lay readers and scholars will have a tryst with known and unknown facts and events about all of them.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Utpal K Banerjee
Dr. Utpal K. Banerjee's career is both varied and prolific. He has been an adviser on management and information technology for over thirty years and has an abiding interest in Indian art and culture. In 1998, he was sent by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to lecture on art and culture in South America. Earlier lectures included those given in Canada and the USA in 1990 and 1995 when he was invited by ICCR and Kalabharati Foundation of Canada. His comprehensive book, Indian Performing Arts, has gone into several editions and another, Begali Theatre: 200 Years, has been published by the Publications Division, Government of India. His most recent works include Indian Performing Arts: A Mosaic and Indian Puppets. Dr. Banerjee's formal introduction to the visual and performing arts of the world came through several courses that he attended at the Extra-Mural department, University of Manchester, UK in 1969-72. He was National Project Director for the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) for a UNDP project on 'Multimedia Database for Art and Culture Documentation and Computerisation'. His articles appear regularly in India Perspective, Indian Horizons and The Pioneer. He has contributed to countless cultural programmes on the BBC, All Indian Radio and Doordarshan.
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