Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 676 g
Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 676 g
ISBN: 978-0-231-15204-4
Verlag: Columbia University Press
P. R. Kumaraswamy is the first to account for India's Israel policy, revealing surprising inconsistencies in positions taken by the country's leaders, such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, and tracing the crackling tensions between its professed values and realpolitik. Kumaraswamy's findings debunk the belief that India possesses a homogenous policy toward the Middle East. In fact, since the early days of independence, many within India have supported and pursued relations with Israel.
Using material derived from archives in both India and Israel, Kumaraswamy investigates the factors that have hindered relations between these two countries despite their numerous commonalities. He also considers how India destabilized relations, the actions that were necessary for normalization to occur, and the directions bilateral relations may take in the future. In his most provocative argument, Kumaraswamy underscores the disproportionate affect of anticolonial sentiments and the Muslim minority on shaping Indian policy.
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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMahatma Gandhi and the Jewish National HomeThe Congress Party and the YishuvThe Islamic Prism: The INC Versus the Muslim LeagueIndia, UNSCOP, and the Partition of PalestineRecognition Without RelationsDomestic PoliticsInternational FactorsNehru and the Era of Deterioration, 1947;1964The Years of Hardened Hostility, 1964;1984Prelude to NormalizationNormalization and AfterConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex