ABOUT THE BOOK

This book, an outcome of the second Asian Relations Conference organized by Indian Council of World Affairs and Association of Asia Scholars in November 2010, endeavors to examine the dynamics of India`s relations on the western flank that include the Gulf countries and also involve important components of shaping of Asian Relations in general and India`s diaspora and energy security in particular. At the deeper level, it is also an effort to ensure that this region is no longer considered as outside the dominant connotation of Asia Pacific which is often seen to subsume Asian relations. India has always stood for having an inclusive and comprehensive picture of Asian relations and this book is presented in that larger context. Accordingly, this volume seeks to highlight India`s increasing engagement viz-a-viz the Gulf countries that include Iran, Iraq and the GCC countries i.e. Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman.

ABOUT Author

Sudhir Devare as member of the Indian Foreign Service (1964-2001), has served in several Indian missions abroad and was India’s Ambassador to South Korea, the Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia, and Indonesia. As a Secretary in Ministry of External Affairs (1998-2001) he was closely associated with the evolution of India’s Look East policy as well as multilateral economic relations with the world.

Swaran Singh is Professor of International Studies and Chief Vigilance Officer at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and President of Association of Asia Scholars and General Secretary of Indian Congress of Asian & Pacific Studies.

Reena Marwah (M.Phil, PhD International Business) is presently Senior Academic Consultant, Indian Council of Social Science Research. She has been teaching at Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University as Associate Professor.