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Pax Indica: India And The World Of The 21st Century (2012)

by Shashi Tharoor(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

067008574X (ISBN13: 9780670085743)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Allen Lane

review 1: by this book sashi tharoor proves that his grasp on international politics is as sharp as ever...its still poignant from the days he published his first book 'reasons of state'in 1977 when he was a ph.d student....and he brillaiantly lays out the development as well as changed trends in indian diplomacy and india's approach towards international arena from the time of publishing his first book up to the present one...but still we can see the partialty doned by him in narrating this book as a congress leader...praises to indira gandhi's iron diplomacy can be condoned but he unnervingly praises DR.Manmohan singh as a leader a respected by all most all world leaders....but he fails to mention the 'underachiever' tag awarded to Dr.Manmohan Singhji by the illoustrious 'TIME'mag... moreazine..overall this book is a standard text for students of indian diplomacy and international relations..but it lacks the straight forward cut through attitude of his previous books.especially compared to his 'INDIA MIDNIGHT TO MILLENIUM' this book cannot be considered as impartial...
review 2: Rife with platitudes and cliches, this dissertation on India's role in the world - past, present and future - seesaws between lauding India's Nehruvian foreign policy heyday and disavowing it for a more pragmatic approach. It is a somewhat tedious and repetitive compendium of India's relationships with its neighbours in South Asia and somewhat beyond and with the major powers. Beyond the occasional telling quote e.g. the description of India's approach as "talking loudly and carrying a small stick", it fails to provide any coherent vision or analysis or to challenge conventional thinking. less

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