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The ten years of UPA rule has been a crucial passage in the evolution of India's foreign policy, and yet this period has been-until now-curiously understudied. This book bridges this puzzling gap in the literature.
List of contents
- Introduction
- 1: Rejaul Karim Laskar (Editor): Foreign Policy of Coalition Governments: The Case of Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance, 2004-14
- 2: Timothy J. Lynch: India-United States Relations during the United Progressive Alliance 2004-14
- 3: Srikanth Kondapalli: India-China Relations: 2004-14
- 4: Mervin Bain: India-Russia Relations during the United Progressive Alliance Governments, 2004-14
- 5: Shutaro Sano: Quest for Security and Stability in the Asia-Pacific: Japan-India Security Cooperation under the UPA Rule
- 6: Isabelle Saint-Mézard: India-Pakistan relations during the UPA rule
- 7: Thomas P. Cavanna: Quest for a Peaceful, Prosperous and Friendly Neighbourhood: India's South Asia Policy, 2004-14
- 8: John D. Ciorciari: India's 'Look East' Policy during the UPA Rule
- 9: Barnaby Dye and Ricardo Soares de Oliveira: India-Africa relations under the UPA Governments
- 10: Bhavna Dave: Quest for Energy, Connectivity and Security: India-Central Asia Relations During the UPA Rule
- 11: Ramesh Thakur: Integrating into the Global Nuclear Order as a Responsible Nuclear-Armed State: India's Nuclear Diplomacy, 2004-2014
- 12: Kate Sullivan de Estrada and Babak Moussavi: India's Quest for Permanent Membership of the UN Security Council: 2004-14
- 13: Rahul Roy-Chaudhury: India's Maritime Diplomacy, 2004-14
- 14: Carolyn Kissane: India's Energy Diplomacy during the UPA rule, 2004-14
- 15: Vinícius Rodrigues Vieira: India at the WTO Negotiations, 2004-14
- 16: Rejaul Karim Laskar (Editor): Decade of Transformations: India's Foreign Policy under the United Progressive Alliance, 2004-14
About the author
Rejaul Karim Laskar is former Secretary of the Vichar Vibhag of All India Congress Committee. Over the last one and half decades, Laskar has written extensively on the foreign policy of the two UPA Governments. He did his PhD from Diplomacy and Disarmament Division, Centre for International Politics Organization and Disarmament, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Summary
The ten years of UPA rule has been a crucial passage in the evolution of India's foreign policy, and yet this period has been-until now-curiously understudied. This book bridges this puzzling gap in the literature.
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"This iS an excellent volume on Indian Foreign Policy between 2004-14. An important and informative contribution to the academic and policy literature, the book sheds new light on a range of regional, bilateral, and multilateral engagements made by India in this critical period."
- Dr. Debak Das, Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
