Does the Elephant Dance?

Alan Mackie, Asian Affairs [David M. Malone] has produced a copiously annotated book that is so beautifully organised and written that his scholarship wears lightly and never impinges upon the story he tells.

<br>David M. Malone was appointed as President of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Malone served as Canada's High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan and Nepal. He has also served as a Canadian Ambassador at the United Nations. He has published extensively on peace and security issues, in book form and in journals. He has taught at Columbia University and the University of Toronto. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor at the New York University School of Law and is a Senior Fellow of Massey College in the University of Toronto. His most recent book is The Law and Practice of the United Nations (OUP, 2008). Previously, he wrote The International Struggle Over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council (OUP, 2006). With two co-editors, he is currently completing a volume on the contemporary governance crisis in Nepal.<br>

Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. History: A Vital Foundation of India's International Relations; 3. India's Contemporary Security Challenges: More Internal than External?; 4. India's Economy: Its Global Calling Card; 5. India and its Neighbours; 6. The Sino-Indian Relationship: Can Two Tigers Share a Mountain?; 7. India-USA Relations: The Shock of the New; 8. India's West Asia Policy: Delicate Manoeuvres; 9. India's East and South-East Asia Policy: Catching Up; 10. India's Relations with Europe and Russia: Fading Glory?; 11. The Evolution of Indian Multilateralism: From High Ground to High Table; 12. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index