India, Central Asia and the World Powers: New Perspectives

This volume puts into perspective the dynamics of India's relation with Central Asia, and assess the role of the major powers in this region. The recent years have witnessed a fundamental change in the international context. This change has been brought about by the forces of globalization, disintegration of Soviet Union and the emergence of the US as a pre-eminent power. Not only ideologies and politics has taken a backseat in the era of globalization but the notion of nation, nation-state and territory-upon which traditional diplomacy was sought to be constructed-has undergone notable changes.