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First monograph investigating careers and mind-set of Indian
diplomats from the colonial into the post-colonial period based on
archival sources – looks at British India’s policy
vis-Ã -vis Indians overseas by looking into the work of the
Department of Education, Health and Lands and the Agencies in
Ceylon, Malaya, South Africa, USA and China. Has extensive and very
detailed archival work. Will be of utmost interest to students of
Indian foreign policy – both analysts and historians – at the
South Asia departments in the UK and the US. Offers an alternative
to the Nehru centered accounts of Indian foreign policy that
currently dominate library shelves. It will also interest those who
look at Indian administrative history and who do modern Indian
history; students of International Relations interested in Indian
strategic culture and the making of Indian foreign policy. This
volume will feature in courses on Indian foreign and security
policy in India and abroad.
This book provides an authoritative account of the first
significant overseas diplomatic missions and forays made by Indian
civil servants. It recounts the key events in the formative decades
of Indian foreign policy and looks at the prominent figures who
were at the centre of this decisive period of change. The book
explores the history and evolution of the civil and foreign
services in India during the last leg of British rule and the
following era of post-independence Nehruvian politics. Rich in
archival material, it looks at official files, correspondences and
diaries documenting the terms served by the pioneers of Indian
diplomacy, Girja Shankar Bajpai, K.P.S. Menon and Subimal Dutt, in
Africa, China, the USSR and other countries and their relationship
with the Indian political leadership. The book also analyses and
pieces together the activities, strategies, worldviews and
contributions of the first administrators and diplomats who shaped
India's approach to foreign policy and its relationship with other
political powers. An essential read for researchers and academics,
this book will be a useful resource for students of international
relations, foreign policy, political science and modern Indian
history, especially those interested in the history of Indian
foreign affairs. It will also be of great use to general readers
who are interested in the history of politics and diplomacy in
India and South Asia.
The book 'Indian by Choice' tackles the complex theme of identity
(Who am I? Where do I truly belong?); it is a journey of
self-discovery through the myriad human relationships that help us
see things in perspective and in context. People are what they are
because of what they do to you, how they touch your soul and affect
your thinking and thus, your actions and your perceptions. Written
in the form of a graphic novel, it tells the story of Mandy - a
young lad in Chicago - who has grown up suppressing and denying his
true identity (or self) Mandeep because of his obsessive desire to
be accepted by his American friends and in American society; he
denies his roots and his culture, even his inherited identity. He
is American by birth and there is nothing Indian about him. He is
required, under duress, to travel to India for a family wedding and
despite his fears and his doubts, his distaste and his abhorrence
of 'all things Indian', he finds himself drawn into a world that he
was familiar with through his relationship with his parents and his
sister but had never truly encountered in his other relationships
in his neighbourhood or university. These had to do with strong and
pervasive family ties bondings and friendships that were open and
warm hearted. All this appeared to be so 'normal and natural' in
India. Through candid discussions, he confronts his fears and
ignorance about India. When it is time for him to leave, he finds
that there is much about India he simply did not know and a great
deal about India he would like to know more. He has increasingly
reconciled with his suppressed identity: Mandeep. He is willing to
make the choice of not denying his Indian roots. The style of
thebook/novel is essentially graphic/illustrated, though it uses
two additional mediums: text (through emails he exchanges with hi
This book offers a reality check of U.S. global power.The essays in
this volume argue that the Bush Doctrine, as outlined in the
September 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States,
squandered enormous military and economic resources, diminished
American power, and undermined America's moral reputation as a
defender of democratic values and human rights. The Bush Doctrine
misguidedly assumed that the United States was a superpower, a
unique unipolar power that could compel others to accede to its
preferences for world order. In reality the United States is a
formidable but besieged global power, one of a handful of nations
that could influence but certainly not dictate world events. The
flawed doctrine has led to failed policies that extend America's
reach beyond its grasp, most painfully evident in the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan.Leading scholars and policy analysts from nine
countries assess the impact of the Bush Doctrine on world order,
explain how the United States reached its current low standing
internationally, and propose ways that the country can repair the
untold damage wrought by ill-conceived and incompetently executed
security and foreign policies. The contributors focus on the
principal regions of the world where they have expertise: Asia,
Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Russia.The
contributors agree that future security and foreign policies must
be informed by the limitations of U.S. economic, cultural, and
military power to shape world order to reflect American interests
and values. American power and influence will increase only when
the United States binds itself to moral norms, legal strictures,
and political accords in cooperation with other like-minded states
and peoples.
A little girl has to avenge the death of her parents. She must
travel to the neither-here-nor-there land, a secret place hidden in
shadows and whispers. The voyage turns out to be more than she
bargained for, as the final battle draws her into the mystery and
the dangers of self-discovery. The Lost Fragrance brings back the
old-world charm of storytelling, conjuring up characters out of
thin air and creating a world of magic and mystery. It is an
adventure story woven around the eternal theme of good and evil. It
is about the joy of music and love, of death and of letting go.
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