An overview of how India engages with the world

ONE OF THE CORE MYTHS THE BOOK SEEKS TO DISPEL IS THE BELIEF THAT INDIA LACKS A STRATEGIC CULTURE OR THE CAPACITY FOR SUCH THOUGHT

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI: Vishwa Shastra: India and the World is the new book by scholar and foreign affairs analyst Dhruva Jaishankar. The book provides a comprehensive overview of India's interactions with the world—from ancient times to the present day. The book also serves as a handy resource for those seeking to understand how India might define the emerging world order.

Jaishankar spoke about his book on a recent episode of Grand Tamasha, a weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy co-produced by HT and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Jaishankar is the executive director of the Observer Research Foundation America, and he previously worked at Brookings, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Brookings Institution in Washington DC.