POLITICS & GEOPOLITICS (HB)

India’s South Asia policy, by
its very nature, has to be extremely dynamic and nimble. The Narendra Modi
government has also articulated an ambitious ‘Neighbourhood First’ approach
and has invested significant diplomatic capital in it over the last few years.
But the underlying factors that have traditionally framed India’s
difficulties in getting its neighbourhood policy right remain as potent as
ever. Against this backdrop, Politics and Geopolitics brings together some of
the finest thinkers in the country to deliberate on the gamut of political,
diplomatic and economic issues that India is facing in its neighbourhood
beyond Chinese hostilities and the perennial lack of trust with Pakistan.
Each chapter provides an overview of the last few years under the Modi
government and evaluates the state of the relationship as it exists today,
touching upon the main areas of disputes and charting out a way forward for
the bilateral engagement. This extremely timely and crucial compilation
provides a kaleidoscopic view of India’s neighbourhood challenge.