India's Foreign Relations, 1947-2007

By Jayanta Kumar Ray

Book Overview

This book analyses India's relations with its neighbours (China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka) and other world powers (USA, UK, and Russia) over a span of 60 years. It traces the roots of independent India's foreign policy from the Partition and its fallout, its nascent years under Nehru, and non-alignment to the influence of economic liberalization and globalization. The volume delves into the underlying reasons of persistent problems confronting India's foreign policy-makers, as well as foreign-policy interface with defence and domestic policies.

This book will be indispensable to students, scholars and teachers of South Asian studies, international relations, political science, and modern Indian history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415597420
• ISBN13: 9780415597425
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 814 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 5.8" x 8.7"