Aparna Pande, From Chanakya to Modi: The Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy, Noida, HarperCollins India, 2020, 223 pp., Rs. 399:00 (paperback), ISBN 9789353579074
Book review
Brigadier (Dr) M. P. Singh (Retd), Political Leadership and Indian Armed Forces in Diplomacy and War, Greenfields Publishers, Dehradun, 2019, 351 pp., Rs.1,095.00 (hardcover), ISBN 9789381089392
India has been importing oil from the US to diversify away from the Middle Eastern Crudes. However, the weak oil demand, with attendant supply glut and contest for market share are reshaping global energy politics. This article examines the extent to which increasing oil imports from the US would be conducive for India's energy needs and the possible trade-off for the Indian refineries.
Iran—US relations are in a state of flux due to President Trump’s draconian sanctions, what is dubbed the ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, to force Iran to renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran’s ‘counter pressure’ policy, in contrast, has sought to blunt the effects of sanctions and compel the Trump administration to return to the nuclear deal. This article examines the basic thrust, goals and shortcomings of Trump’s anti-Iran campaign, and also explores Iran’s policy choices and responses to face off Trump’s campaign of ‘maximum pressure’.
