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"Churchill and India. It is a story where much is known but much remains concealed. A brilliant orator and a powerful leader, Winston Churchill stood against the tide of history. But how does postcolonial history view him? This book studies the extraordinary connection he had with India. Beginning with the early years of his career in India when he spent 22 months between 1896 and 1899 as a subaltern with the 4th Hussars, it traces his rise as a politician, his years as the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the Second World War, his profound distrust of the Indian Independence Movement, and his machinations in preserving the British Empire's rule over India. Churchill's failure in understanding India and decolonization, and manipulation of events on the subcontinent, add a different dimension to the man. His pervasive yet hidden shadow over the Indian subcontinent, and his often-veiled role in the actions that led to Partition in 1947, are at the center of this study. Rich in archival sources, this book provides a fresh and holistic perspective on the final phase of the British Empire. It will be an indispensable resource to students and researchers of colonial history, imperialism, modern history, international history, Partition of India, and South Asian studies. It will also appeal to general readers interested in the history of Britain's endgame in India"--

This innovative study considers why embassies today are especially relevant to the international system, examining the new representation options and global diplomacy techniques in an information age. Rana uniquely presents perspectives from developing states and analyses how embassies can improve their modes of function.

Globalized diplomacy -- Regionalized diplomacy -- The diplomacy of small states -- Public diplomacy and the country brand -- Diaspora diplomacy -- Foreign ministries : change and reform -- The reinvented embassy -- The decision process, crisis and risk management -- Improving performance, delivering value -- Information and communications technology in diplomacy -- The new consular diplomacy -- Protocol in international affairs -- Professional attributes -- The spoken art and advocacy -- Writing skills -- Drafting resolutions -- Records of discussion -- Representational entertainment -- Training exercises -- Concluding observations.

Hiroshi Hirabayashi, India: The Last Superpower (New Delhi: Aleph, 2021), pp. 203 + xvii, ₹699. ISBN 978-93-90652-34-1 (Translated from the Japanese by Prem Motwani)

Richard T Griffiths: The Maritime Silk Road: China's Belt and Road at Sea (Leiden, The Netherlands: International Institute for Asian Studies, 2020), pp. 232, $18.88, ISBN-10:‎9082381052.

President Xi Jinping has raised the bar in China's engagement with the world: first, in launching in 2012 the 'Belt and Road Initiative' (BRI) as the idiom for intensive eco-political engagement with a wide swathe of states in Asia, Europe and Africa, plus Latin America; and second, in framing heightened global expectations for this self-avowed 'major country' that has moved out of the shadow of Deng Xiaoping's 1989 hide our capacities and bide our time dictum. This places unprecedented demands on the foreign ministry, its diplomatic mission and personnel, and on all the other agencies that make up what we may call the foreign affairs network. The year 2018 has seen several new developments in the institutional structures and the work methods that connect with this enhanced priority to foreign policy implementation. This essay examines the challenges that China currently faces in pursuing its ambitious external objectives, in a fraught international environment and contestation among the world's leading and emerging powers. Domestic challenges in coordinating actions are visible in BRI projects, which are a high national priority. The Chinese foreign ministry now receives better political support, but it remains unclear if this will suffice in meeting the major challenges they face, both abroad and at home—in working with domestic stakeholders.