Rup Narayan Das
Rup Narayan Das
Rup Narayan Das
India and Taiwan: Charles Li's book offers key insights on bilateral ties
By giving up diplomatic relations with Taiwan and recognising PRC, India has voluntarily limited its negotiating space with China
 "India and Taiwan: Charles Li's book offers key insights on bilateral ties")
K V Prasad's book explores Parliament's role in shaping foreign policy
K V Prasad's book examines Parliamentary debates on major foreign policy issues in independent India, as well as in the Constituent Assembly, to assess Parliament's role in shaping foreign policy
 "K V Prasad's book explores Parliament's role in shaping foreign policy")
Natural allies in the Global South: A deep dive into India-Indonesia ties
Unlike the colonial endeavours of European powers, Indian influence in Indonesia was characterised by cultural and regional integration rather than political domination
 "Natural allies in the Global South: A deep dive into India-Indonesia ties")
S Jaishankar's book offers a practitioner's view of Indian foreign policy
While many academics and diplomats have penned books and memoirs on foreign policy, S Jaishankar's work offers a blend of hands-on experience, insight, and analysis
 "S Jaishankar's book offers a practitioner's view of Indian foreign policy")
Book Review: Balancing India's strategic goals with development assistance
India's Development Partnership makes a case for broadening the scope of such assistance beyond a government-to-government approach to include the private sector and civil society
 "Book Review: Balancing India's strategic goals with development assistance")
Diplomacy from the outside in
JNU professor S D Muni's memoir is an interesting study in how an academic can walk the corridors of power too
 "Diplomacy from the outside in")
India's tryst with parliamentary democracy
At a time when Parliament is about to be relocated to a new building, 'House of the People' offers an insightful look into the evolution of representative bodies in India and their functioning today
 "India's tryst with parliamentary democracy")
The limits of 'geo-psychology'
The book abounds with empirical evidences and narration, but fails to construct a theoretical paradigm
 "The limits of 'geo-psychology'")
Supreme Court as change agent
Book review of Supreme Court
 "Supreme Court as change agent")
How nations shape their image
Book review of The Ultimate Goal: A Former R&AW Chief Deconstructs How Nations Construct Narratives
 "How nations shape their image")
Out of the nuclear shadow
Book review of Fire and Fury: Transforming India's Strategic Identity
 "Out of the nuclear shadow")
The pangs of transition
The way technology has impacted the global order ever since the invention of the wheel is no less significant
 "The pangs of transition")
The Trump effect
India is a major power that has been considerably affected by President Trump's domestic and foreign policies
 "The Trump effect")
