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Informationen zum Autor Shivshankar Menon is a former Foreign Secretary of India and was National Security Advisor to prime minister Manmohan Singh. He is the author of Choices: Inside the Making of Indian Foreign Policy (Brookings, 2016). Klappentext A clear-eyed look at modern India's role in Asia's and the broader worldOne of India's most distinguished foreign policy thinkers addresses the many questions facing India as it seeks to find its way in the increasingly complex world of Asian geopolitics. A former Indian foreign secretary and national security adviser, Shivshankar Menon traces India's approach to the shifting regional landscape since its independence in 1947. From its leading role in the "nonaligned" movement during the cold war to its current status as a perceived counterweight to China, India often has been an after-thought for global leaders-until they realize how much they needed it. Zusammenfassung One of India's most distinguished foreign policy thinkers addresses the many questions facing India as it seeks to find its way in the complex world of Asian geopolitics. A former Indian foreign secretary and national security adviser! Shivshankar Menon traces India's approach to the shifting regional landscape since its independence in 1947. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Acknowledgments Introduction I. The Past 1. The Stage and Inheritance 2. Independence 3. Cold War Asia 4. The Sixties 5. Coming of Age 6. Hard Times 7. The Dam Bursts 8. The Globalization Decades Part II. The Present 9. What Globalization Did to Asia's Geopolitics 10. Viewing Asia from India 11. China Rising 12. India and China 13. India's Tasks Afterword: India's Destiny Notes Index
