Indias Tryst with the World: Rethinking India Series

As Technology, Trade And Affordable Travel Make Our Planet A Much More Interconnected Place, And IndiaS Importance On The World Stage Grows, IndiaS Foreign Policy Attracts Greater Interest And Scrutiny Than Ever Before, Both Within And Outside The Country.How Do We Understand The Evolution Of IndiaS Foreign Policy From The Early Years After Independence To The Present Day? How Should India Position Itself As It Moves Towards 100 Years Of Independence In 2047? These Are Among The Big Questions IndiaS Tryst With The World Seeks To Address.Recognizing That IndiaS Foreign Policy Is Ultimately Driven By The Strength Of Its People (Not Just The Privileged Few) And Its Economy As A Whole, This Book Prises Open The Discussion On IndiaS Place In The World, Taking It Far Beyond Traditional Foreign Policy Mandarins.A Thoughtful Mix Of Essays By Some Of IndiaS Most Respected Diplomats, Opinion Makers And Political LeadersIncluding The Late Manmohan Singh, Shashi Tharoor, Shivshankar Menon, Suhasini Haider And Kishore MahbubaniThis New Volume In The Acclaimed Rethinking India Series Could Not Be Coming Out At A More Opportune Time In History, With All The Uncertainty Wrought By Wars On Several Fronts And Political Disruption Caused By The Rise Of The Right The World Over.