Points to keep it mid for book review:

My effort was to develop an argumentation on contemporary politics through interactions in different

forums, keeping them as analytical and dispassionate as possible. Looking at the world over these four
decades from key vantage points was truly helpful in arriving at a detached view of its risks and
possibilities. This book was developed in the course of the last two years through a series of events.
Lectures given at think tanks, conferences or business forums form its core.

Developing the mindset to not only respond but actually leverage that is what could define the new
India. The US-China dynamic that will impinge on the two States themselves and on the world is the
global backdrop for Indian policymaking.

India’s rise has been slower and will now have to navigate difficult waters. We have entered a turbulent
phase where a new kind of politics is being fashioned. The issue is not whether India will continue rising;
that vector is reasonably assured. The question is how to do so optimally in an era of greater
uncertainty.

Leveraging the west, Russia and china and Mastering mind games and playing hardball are also musts in
a more visceral world. To do all that, it is vital that we come to terms with its complex dynamics. Only
then can India successfully execute strategic policies for a new era. The influence of changing geopolitics
is visible in our immediate vicinity, as in the extended neighbourhood.

The question however remains on how India will tackle uncertainty and
manage its rise, and the answer presented being a corollary that ‘if India can
handle the uncertainty, its rise can also be faster.’
The writer has a strong believe that India will continue to rise