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Our planet is growing hotter, which is mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels. Yet, most of us remain chained to the belief that there is no alternative source of energy sufficiently plentiful and cheap. Dawn of the Solar Age provides a blueprint for shifting the energy base of human civilisation out of fossil fuels and successfully reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The author shows how the commercialisation of fully proven technologies-that can provide limitless amounts of renewable energy and entirely replace all fossil fuels-is being delayed to serve the purposes of dominant corporations and nations. He studies the economic viability of these technologies and tells us how we can avert the imminent disaster that we face today. He concludes that the transition out of fossil fuels, though difficult, need not be too slow to prevent irreparable damage.

Two views of the future -- Four cycles of capital accumulation -- The onset of systematic chaos -- Seven explanations for the end of the golden age -- The rise of global capitalism -- The end of organised (national) capitalism -- Disorganisation of the periphery -- Undermining economic sovereignty -- Growing obsolescence of the nation state -- Rehearsal for empire -- The end of the Westphalian order -- Struggle for hegemony -- Loss of hegemony -- Towards darkness

The sweeping changes in the foreign policy of Narendra Modi's government in India reflect several departures from previous year. Most prominent shift was from non alignment that was designed to steer India clear of involvements that could harm the country by diverting its resources from development and social consolidation into militarisation and war. Another shift is from the policy of equidistance which was not a refusal to get involved but an assertion that India would choose when, where and how to get involved, reflecting the rise of India's soft power. These shifts have ramifications on bilateral relations of India and China and carry substantial impact on future trends of engagements between the two.