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The Unfinished Quest examines India's rise as a global swing power

Why India's democratic system, despite its flaws, is attractive for trade, investment, and economic partnerships

The Unfinished Quest
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The Unfinished Quest

Dammu Ravi Mumbai

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The Unfinished Quest
Author: T V Paul
Publisher: Westland
Pages: 280
Price: Rs 699
  Historically, aspirational countries had always aimed at elevating themselves to great power status through war, but that is not an option anymore in the 21st century, according to T V Paul, who in The Unfinished Quest charts India’s checkered path towards higher regional and global status.
 
Dr Paul is a distinguished James McGill Professor whose body of scholarly work focuses on the need to understand peaceful change as an urgent necessity. His book sheds important light on India’s significance as the “swing power” that can mitigate China’s aggressive rise