Lexington Books
Pages: 286
Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-66693-629-2 • Hardback • June 2024 • $120.00 • (£92.00)
978-1-66693-630-8 • eBook • June 2024 • $50.00 • (£38.00)
Tridib Chakrabortiis a former Professor and Ex-Head of the Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, kolkata. Currently, Emeritus Professor & Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Culture Studies, Adamas University, Barasat, Kolkata
Jhilam Poptani is an Assistant Professor in Vivekananda College, Madhyamgram, West Bengal State University, Kolkata, India
Introduction: The “Idiosyncratic” Roles of Indian Leaders: Nehru to Vajpayee
Chapter 1: Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Ideological Evolution: Religious and Political
Chapter 2: India’s Extended Neighbourhood and International Cooperation with Regional Organizations
Chapter 3: Nationalist Perspectives of India’s (Close) Neighbourhood: An Analytical Study
Chapter 4: Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the Leader of the Opposition
Chapter 5: Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Prime Ministerial Foreign Policy: Vision and Realism
Chapter 6: Vajpayee Major Foreign Policy Shifts: Nuclear and Natural Ally Paradigms
Conclusion: Highlights and Challenges of Vajpayee’s Diplomacy
“ Jhilam Poptani and Tridib Chakraborti’s book re-tells the continuity of tradition in Indian Foreign policy and Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s venture to balance the vagaries of realpolitik to India’s moral convictions and ethical visions of international relations without compromising to its commitments to domestic compulsions.”
— Rajen Singh Laishram, Manipur Central University
“The reader is carried away chapter after chapter by India’s inimitable orator Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s evolving strands of foreign policy . This book is a valuable addition to India’s foreign policy bibliography.”
— P. V. Rao, Osmania University