The book examines the geo-political importance of the Persian Gulf region and wars in the region. Pointing out that the Persian Gulf region is very rich in oil and gas reserves and so is seen as extremely significant , it views this as the reason why the region has witnessed hegemonic aspirations by regional and outside powers. It analyses the geo-politics of the region’s states, the regional order maintained and contemporary conflicts. It especially assesses the geo-strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz and the US’ interests in the region. It views the impact of the past wars on the region, like the Iran-Iraq war and the US war on Iraq.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shrikant Paranjpe
Dr. Shrikant Paranjpe is Professor and Head, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Pune, 411007, India. He was a Fulbright Fellow (Post Doctoral, Research) at the George Washington University, Washington D.C. in 1984-85; and has been a Visiting Professor at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, USA. He is an Academic Advisor (Honorary) at the Associated Colleges of Midwest, Chicago (ACM) Program in India and Academic Advisor (Honorary), at the Maharashtra Institute of Technology's School of Government, Pune. His publications include India and South Asia since 1971 (New Delhi, 1985); US Nonproliferation Policy in Action: South Asia (New Delhi:1987); A peace Agenda for Indian Foreign Policy (New Delhi: 1995) (Co-author); Strategic Studies (Pune: 1995) (in Marathi); Parliament and the Making of Indian Foreign Policy: A study of Nuclear Policy (New Delhi: 1997) and Western India: History, Society and Culture, (Editor) (Pune: 1997).
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