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Memoir of an Indian diplomat that sheds light on a critical period in India's history

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. . . Singh's anecdotal memoirs are worthwhile for scholars of India and South Asian diplomacy. . . . Recommended.

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Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword by Strobe Talbott
Preface: Prelude to Honor
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations

Part I. A Look Back
1. Memories of a Sunlit Land
2. Born of the Same Womb: Pakistan
3. India: The Journey from Nation to Statehood

Part II. Challenge and Response
4. Pokhran II: The Implosion of Nuclear Apartheid
5. Pokhran Looks East
6. The Asian Two: India and China

Part III. Statecraft Is a Cruel Business
7. Troubled Neighbor, Turbulent Times: 1999
8. Troubled Neighbor, Turbulent Times: 2001
9. Engaging the Natural Ally
10. The Republican Innings
11. Some Afterwords

Appendixes
Glossary
Index

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 21/09/2007
      ISBN13: 9780253349361, 978-0253349361
      ISBN10: 0253349362
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Memoir of an Indian diplomat that sheds light on a critical period in India's history

      Trade Review

      . . . Singh's anecdotal memoirs are worthwhile for scholars of India and South Asian diplomacy. . . . Recommended.

      * Choice *

      Table of Contents

      Contents

      Foreword by Strobe Talbott
      Preface: Prelude to Honor
      Acknowledgments
      List of Abbreviations

      Part I. A Look Back
      1. Memories of a Sunlit Land
      2. Born of the Same Womb: Pakistan
      3. India: The Journey from Nation to Statehood

      Part II. Challenge and Response
      4. Pokhran II: The Implosion of Nuclear Apartheid
      5. Pokhran Looks East
      6. The Asian Two: India and China

      Part III. Statecraft Is a Cruel Business
      7. Troubled Neighbor, Turbulent Times: 1999
      8. Troubled Neighbor, Turbulent Times: 2001
      9. Engaging the Natural Ally
      10. The Republican Innings
      11. Some Afterwords

      Appendixes
      Glossary
      Index

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