A Time of Transition (Paperback)

The nineties were a time of extraordinary transition in India, and it was a change that Mani Shankar Aiyar, acerbic commentator on the indian scene, was better placed than most to follow as MP and columnist. This book brings together his thoughts on a series of issues that reflected this change. Dealt with here are the changing face of politics in an era of coalitions and the threats to fundamental concepts such as secularism, the issue of nuclear deterrence and India's nuclear bomb, the balance of power in South Asia and the changing focus of India's foreign policy, and remarkable insights into questions of development and governance. The author has the rare ability to engage the reader no matter what the issue. and there he is at his sparkling.