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India's First Diplomat - V.S. Srinivasa Sastri and the Making of Liberal Internationalism (Hardcover)
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India's First Diplomat - V.S. Srinivasa Sastri and the Making of Liberal Internationalism (Hardcover)
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V.S. Srinivasa Sastri was a celebrated Indian politician and
diplomat in the early twentieth century. Despite being hailed as
the 'very voice of international conscience', he is now a largely
forgotten figure. This book rehabilitates Sastri and offers a
diplomatic biography of his years as India's roving ambassador in
the 1920s. It examines his involvement in key conferences and
agreements, as well as his achievements in advocating for racial
equality and securing the rights of Indians both at home and
abroad. It also illuminates the darker side of being a native
diplomat, including the risk of legitimizing the colonial project
and the contradictions of being treated as an equal on the world
stage while lacking equality at home. In retrieving the legacy of
Sastri, the book shows that liberal internationalism is not the
preserve of western powers and actors - where it too often
represents imperialism by other means - but a commitment to social
progress fought at multiple sites and by many protagonists.
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