Indias Foreign Policy in a Changing World

The present book is a natural successor to his earlier on indias foreign policy about which the noted indonesian scholar, juwono sudarsono wrote in the indonesian edition of the book that it reflected ???The authors depth of knowledge, political experience and imprint as research scholar.??? Indias foreign policy in a changing world analyses in depth the present international situation and the domestic interaction with it. It takes account of all the twists and turns, the contradictions and the currents and countercurrent in international politics and recommends that indian foreign policy should be sensitive to the duality, indeed the ???Triplity??? Of the developing international scenario. It acknowledges the primacy of the economic struggle in the world today and discusses it in detail in relation to indias foreign policy. It provides analysis and information on indias relations with principle countries and regions of concern to it: usa, russia, central asia, pakistan and other south asian countries, developments in regard to saarc, neighbors comprising china and burma, ???Near abroad??? Nations of south-east asia, persian gulf and west asian countries, and the african region. It also gives due attention to the new economic powerhouses, the european community and japan, and indias relations with them. A separate chapter delves into indias security dilemmas and relations with other countries. Scholars, students and the layman will equally find it rewarding and insightful.About the authorv p dutt, former nominated member of the rajya sabha and former member of the parliamentary consultative committee on foreign affairs, brings to bear an academic perspective on, besides his close knowledge of, the working of indias foreign policy. He is former pro-vice-chancellor of delhi university and headed the department of chinese and japanese studies for a number of years. He has been commenting on and writing about indias foreign policy for the last forty yea