India-Afghanistan - From Common Inheritance to Contested Histories

This book is a searing history of Indo-Afghan relations. It looks at how Afghanistan was once the heartland of India but is reduced now to a troubled cousin in the contemporary era.

List of contents

1. Explaining Ancient Connection 2. The Contested Histories: Journeying Through the Ages 3. Special Symmetry in the Modern Era 4. Testing Time for Perpetual Friendship 5. The Dimensions of Choices in Bilateral Relations 6. Navigating the Chessboard in the 21st Century 7. Conclusion

About the author

Saroj Kumar Rath has written extensively on the history of Afghanistan's responses to the world. His prize-winning history Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks (2014) has been used as course material at leading universities in Europe, Asia, and America. A specialist in South Asia's security history, he teaches at the University of Delhi.

Product details

• Authors: Saroj Kumar Rath, Rath Saroj Kumar
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781041042877
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4104287-7
• No. of pages: 190
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Afghanistan, History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, International Relations, Middle East, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021), HISTORY / Asia / South / General