Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century, Paperback Book, By: Shashi Tharoor

The book Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century, written by an Indian author Shashi Tharoor, emphasizes Indian diplomacy and its role in the global world. The book gives us insightful and interesting coverage of India's foreign policies and how the policies affect the common man. It also explains that in Indian politics why policies are important to an India focused on domestic transformation. Shashi Tharoor surveys and examines the major international relationships, offer suggestions about the country's need for the required platform, along the country's responsibilities to maintain its position globally, making his book an informative text to the people of the world. Shashi Tharoor in his book Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century highlight the requirement and importance to move from Nehru's era of "Non-alignment" to the 21st-century era of "Multi-alignment, " which covers the working of the Ministry of External Affairs, the parliament and the public opinion, since the independence. It is inspiring and gives a portrait of India being ready to take a global position in the new millennium. This book is another substantial achievement by one of the finest Indian authors. The book was published in 2013, available in paperback. Key Features Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st century was written by an award-winning Indian author Shashi Tharoor. It is a great introduction for those interested in reading India's foreign policy and its evolution since independence. About the Author: An elected Member of Parliament, former minister of state for external affairs, and former under-secretary-general of the United Nations, Shashi Tharoor is the prize-winning author of twelve previous books, both fiction and non-fiction. A widely published critic, commentator, and columnist, he served the United Nations during a twenty-nine-year career in refugee work and peacekeeping, at the Secretary-Generals office and heading communications and public information. In 2006 he was India's candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as UN Secretary-General and emerged a strong second out of seven contenders. He has won India's highest honor for overseas Indians, the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, and numerous literary awards, including a Commonwealth Writers Prize.