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Presents a photojournalist's account of the life in Northeast India. The book offers an amazing collection of photographs and focuses on the region's issues of insurgency, alienation and the long struggle of the people who are desperately fighting for an identity.

Attempts to resolve the apparently irreconcilable difference between the followers of faith and those who subscribe to scientific reasoning. The subject of cosmic energy should hold an equal appeal for both. This is as much a subject of scientific scrutiny as an entity that helps to define the attributes of God as an embodiment of supreme energy.

The most important task of constitution-making is the building of consensus, and developing a framework for coexistence and cooperation among communities, based on social justice, values and national identity. There is an earnest desire among the peoples of Nepal that their political leaders should come to a consensus and take the peace process forward and not squander this historic opportunity.

ExamineS critical issues that have to be addressed by India's foreign policy makers to enable it to maintain its autonomy in international politics, secure its frontiers, cope with the challenges of cross border terrorism and sustain high economic growth so that it is able to achieve the status of a global power in the 21st century.

The centrality of China in the contemporary political, strategic and economic discourse mandates a critical analysis of its future engagements with the international community. Its rising economic power, potent political influence, growing military arsenal and nuclear capability has the potential to shape the international discourse. This volume captures these dynamics through scholarly pieces.

Offers a major contribution to the academic literature on diplomacy, foreign policy and soft power by studying the Indian and Chinese image-building processes in Southeast Asia. The volume focuses on various geopolitical and economic compulsions driving India and China's image-building efforts and examines the nuances and characteristics defining their engagement in the region.

Provides a broad framework of the processes, premises, modalities and conditionality in which to conduct negotiations to create a win-win situation, and exposes readers to practical insights and examples of successful negotiations that are actually happening in challenging business environment.

Deals with the prospect and potential of development of India's North-Eastern Region (NER) through sub-regional cooperation with the neighbouring members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Brings together a range of political and thought leaders from across the world, including field operatives, senior officials from security agencies, policymakers, scholars and government leaders involved in counter-terrorism operations and in planning and sensitization, to discuss ways of tackling global terror outfits.

The Outer Space Treaty (OST) was signed on January 27, 1967 as a binding legal instrument. Over the years this treaty has largely ensured responsible conduct of space activities. This book attempts to examine and contextualize the treaty and its relevance in the 21st century while tracing its journey over the last fifty years.

Charts the trajectory of Modernism in north India, tracing aesthetic influences and history leading up to contemporary art. The book focuses on the unique practices of the various artists who live and work in region, and their aesthetic predecessors, through profiles as opposed to overarching histories that treat oeuvres for their overlaps.

Ambedkar was a passionate nation builder. He laid the foundation of human rights in contemporary India Due to parochial politics, Ambedkar became an object to score narrow political dividends. The Modi government has however successfully changed the construct of this debate. This book views Ambedkar in a holistic manner.

South Asia's complex geopolitical realities present a number of challenges to regional countries and dominate the discourse. Likewise, there are complex geostrategic issues which inhibit regional cooperation and add to trust-deficit. This volume captures the perspectives of experts and scholars on South Asia who offer insights of the region.

Captures the essence of India's transition from Looking East to Acting East in the context of the (NER) and the opportunities and the limitations that it brings with it. Chapters give an overview of India's Act East Policy from an economic and strategic perspective and enumerate on issues and areas whereby the North-Eastern states can effectively contribute to India's Act East Policy.

Provides a comprehensive assessment of the present day global military order with a focus on each nation's military capabilities, new arms acquisitions and defence spending. This sixth edition features a chapter on Naval Warfare Systems, focusing on major countries' various naval ships and systems and the latest advances that will influence the battlefield of tomorrow.

Presents a collection of contributions by experts from different parts of South Asia and Europe. The volume is not only a comprehensive collection covering various dimensions of South Asian politics and security in the foreign policy context, but also provides an excellent summary of South Asia's current complexity as a region.

Offers an analysis of Modi's forreign policy. The Asia-Pacific region has become the pivot of global politics. India's profile has rapidly increased since the last two decades and is now being considered as an important country in shaping the power equilibrium at the global level in general and within the Asia Pacific in particular.

Presents absolute as well as relative analysis of China's "Comprehensive National Power". The book covers China's role in global power dynamics - competition or cooperation with major powers and its neighbours and its power status by 2030. Strategic implications of China's rise dictate the courses of action to be adopted by the US whom it intends to displace, and its immediate neighbour India.

Brings toegther a wide spectrum of views across South Asia, including Myanmar, and debates the role of media in forging regional understanding and goodwill. Contributors focus on a range of issues relating to media-ownership, the impact of social media, media narrative, nationalist bias, state control, envelope-journalism, the threat from non-state actors, and a host of other such issues.

On 8 August 2008, what started as a provoked assault by Georgia against the separatist regime of South Ossetia quickly developed into a short armed conflict between Russia and Georgia. This book discusses what motivated Russia and Georgia to believe that a war was necessary to meet their national interests and discusses the influence of domestic politics in decision making.

Contains select papers presented in a series of workshops, national and international seminars organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. The project is an attempt to trace, look into, analyse and relate with the indigenous strategic thinking in India.

The region of Central Asia has become the focus of superpowers due to its rich energy resources and strategic location. Unfortunately there has been limited regional cooperation and economic integration. This book provides a deeper and wider understanding of the region of Central and South Asia.

For a mariner, the "porthole" of a ship is the view, not only to the port, but also to the wider world. The title of the book implies that a yearning in any person to have a closer look at geopolitical, strategic and maritime issues and developments leads to a more'encompassing' perspective, and thus a better understanding and assimilation of realities concerning international affairs.

When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults."" This quote is one of the many morals stated by Confucius. The Wisdom of Confucius follows his life, from his lowly birth in the small town of Tsou, to his death as one of the world's greatest philosophers.

Explores the complex and intricate geopolitical, security and economic relationship of India with Central Asia. The book provides a detailed study of the issues involved, stakeholders, extent and pattern of the relationship, evaluates the current approach and suggests further possibilities to strengthen the Indo-Central Asia relationship.

From his student days, Indian Independence, the Jammu and Kashmir Operations, civil service in the North-East Frontier, diplomacy in Tibet and Afghanistan, and mainstream of national bureaucracy, K.C. Johorey has seen it all. This book is an account of the extraordinary journey of his life of service.

Presents the essential ingredients of the Blue Economy and discusses its various components. The role of sustainable development of fisheries, renewable ocean energy, marine leisure industry, maritime infrastructure and deep seabed mining in promoting the Blue Economy are presented.