Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-393) and index.
Contents:
Part I. The past -- The stage and inheritance -- Independence -- Cold War Asia -- The Sixties -- Coming of age -- Hard times -- The dam bursts -- The globalization decades -- Part II. The present -- What globalization did to Asia's geopolitics -- Viewing Asia from India -- China rising -- India and China -- India's tasks -- Afterword: India's destiny.
Summary:
"A former Indian foreign secretary and national security adviser, Menon traces India's approach to the shifting regional landscape since its independence in 1947, focusing in particular on India's responses to the rise of China. He also looks to the future and analyzes how India's policies are likely to evolve in response to current and new challenges"-- Provided by publisher.
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