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Climbing the power ladder

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January 26, 2025

In his latest book, T.V. Paul explores India's search for its day in the sun as a global power

- K.M. CHANDRASEKHAR

Climbing the power ladder

THE UNFINISHED OUEST: INDIA'S SEARCH FOR MAJOR POWER STATUS FROM NEHRU TO MODI
Author: T.V. Paul
Publisher: Oxford University
Press,ln 2024
Price: ₹699; pages: 263

Thazha Varkey Paul, Stuart McGill Professor of International Relations at McGill University, Montreal, is a well-known academic in his chosen field. He has 24 books to his credit, and there are two more on the way.

He has been president of the International Studies Association and was a key figure in the formation of the Global Research Network for Peaceful Change In his latest book, The Unfinished Quest, he explores India's search for its day in the sun as a global power, a search stretching from Nehru to Modi and continuing. “Taking a leadership role in the fight for moral causes not only rights the wrongs of an international order perpetrated by an unequal system, in particular by western imperialism, colonialism, and racialism but also can enhance a country's international status,” writes Paul.

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