Forging New Partnerships - Breaching New Frontiers - India’s Diplomacy during the UPA Rule 2004-14

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Forging New Partnerships - Breaching New Frontiers examines India’s diplomacy throughout the UPA period (2004–14), bringing together international scholars to analyze bilateral, regional, and global initiatives and policies. The volume highlights diplomatic achievements amid major transitions, including India’s high-growth years, the global financial crisis, expanded global engagement, and integration into the international polity and economy. It offers focused insights into foreign policy making, key country and regional relations, and thematic questions such as nuclear diplomacy and India’s pursuit of a Security Council seat.

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Forging New Partnerships, Breaching New Frontiers [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Forging New Partnerships, Breaching New Frontiers India’s Diplomacy during the UPA Rule 2004—14 Edited by REJAUL KARIM LASKAR [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, ox2 6dp, United Kingdom Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Oxford University Press 2022 The moral rights of the author have been asserted First Edition published in 2022 Impression: 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by licence or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Control Number: 2022938084 ISBN 978–0–19–286806–0 eISBN 978–0–19–269401–0 DOI: 10. 1093/oso/9780192868060 .001.0001 Links to third party websites are provided by Oxford in good faith and for information only. Oxford disclaims any responsibility for the materials contained in any third party website referenced in this work. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Endorsements ‘A valuable and timely book. Bringing together reputed international scholars, this comprehensive and readable work on India’s significant bilateral, regional, and global initiatives and policies during UPA rule, 2004-14, is a seminal addition to works on Indian diplomacy. The UPA government presided over India’s high-growth years, handled significant transitions such as the global financial crisis, expanded India’s role abroad, and integrated India into the global polity and economy. If news is only the first rough draft of history, this is a polished final manuscript which will bethe basis of serious future academic studies of this pivotal period in India’s international relations and transformation.’ —Amb. Shivshankar Menon, Former National Security Advisor of India‘The decade of 2004–14 under UPA rule marked many key transitions for India. It was acknowledged as a major emerging economy with rising military, scientific and technological capabilities and with a vibrant plural democracy. It achieved remarkable diplomatic success with the landmark nuclear deal, a more constructive relationship with China, and a neighbourhood policy which promised both enhanced security and economic benefits. Forging New Partnerships, Breaching New Frontiers provides a welcome spotlight on a decisive decade in India’s external relations under the leadership of a statesman and visionary, Dr Manmohan Singh. This is a major contribution to contemporary diplomatic history’. —Amb. Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary of India‘This is a most impressive, thoughtful and insightful volume on the originsand evolution of India’s foreign policy during the UPA government. The volume deftly covers relations with key countries and regions as well as addressing a number of critical thematic issues ranging from its nuclear diplomacy to its long-standing quest for a Security Council seat. Those seeking an understanding of the dynamics of foreign policy making during the UPA era will benefit considerably from a careful perusal of this book.

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What time period does the book focus on?

The book focuses on India’s diplomacy during the UPA rule, 2004–14.

What kinds of topics and relations does the volume cover?

It covers India’s bilateral, regional, and global initiatives and policies, including relations with key countries and regions, as well as major thematic issues.

Which foreign-policy themes highlighted in the book include nuclear and Security Council questions?

The book addresses themes such as nuclear diplomacy and India’s long-standing quest for a Security Council seat.

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