As India prepares to take its place in shaping the course of an 'Asian century', there are increasing debates about its 'grand strategy' and its role in a future world order. This timely and topical book presents a range of historical and contemporary interpretations and case studies on the theme. Drawing upon rich and diverse narratives that have informed India's strategic discourse, security and foreign policy, it charts a new agenda for strategic thinking on postcolonial India from a non-Western perspective. Comprehensive and insightful, the work will prove indispensable to those in defence and strategic studies, foreign policy, political science, and modern Indian history. It will also interest policy-makers, think-tanks and diplomats.

As India prepares to take its place in shaping the course of an 'Asian century', there are increasing debates about its 'grand strategy' and its role in a future world order. This timely and topical book presents a range of historical and contemporary interpretations and case studies on the theme. Drawing upon rich and diverse narratives that have informed India's strategic discourse, security and foreign policy, it charts a new agenda for strategic thinking on postcolonial India from a non-Western perspective. Comprehensive and insightful, the work will prove indispensable to those in defence and strategic studies, foreign policy, political science, and modern Indian history. It will also interest policy-makers, think-tanks and diplomats.

Addressing recent developments in Afghanistan as well as providing expert analysis into the country's future, this compendium offers multiple perspectives on issues such as counterinsurgency, stabilization, and nation-building in Afghanistan. The essays focus on one key question--"What can be done to stabilize Afghanistan?"--and attempt to address it through redefining the character of the conflict there as well as the role of regional actors, the U.S. and its allies, international nongovernmental organizations, and the international community at large. Essays include "Reconstructing Afghanistan," "Pakistani Attitudes Toward Militancy in and Beyond Pakistan," and "Post-Taliban Afghanistan: Conflict, Violence, and Regional Stability."