An incisive and sagacious compilation of essays by experts in the field of foreign policy and politics - scholars, senior journalists, writers- defining the role of the United States of America in Asia over the last decades and analysing its relevance and importance in the coming years.
Maharajakrishna Rasgotra
Maharajakrishna Rasgotra joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1949 and in a long and distinguished career, held several important posts in Indian diplomatic missions abroad and in the Ministry of External Affairs. From 1958 to 1962, he was India’s representative on the United Nations’ Trusteeship Council, the Fourth Committee and the De-colonization Committee of the UN General Assembly.
Later, he was deputy chief of Mission in Washington DC, ambassador of India in Morocco, Tunisia, Nepal, Holland and France, and twice India’s high commissioner in London.
He was foreign secretary of India from 1982 to 1985 under Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, conducting important negotiations with Islamabad, Washington DC, Moscow and Beijing. SAARC was founded in his time as foreign secretary.
Maharajakrishna Rasgotra
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