Decoding India's policies, their impact in near East

THE BOOK NARRATES THE STORY OF THE INDIAN STATE'S STRUGGLE TO OVERCOME WAR, DISPLACEMENT, INTERVENTIONISM

A new book by a highly-respected international relations scholar traces the history of how New Delhi has grappled with the twin challenges of forging productive ties with its eastern neighbours - namely, Bangladesh and Myanmar- while building a robust administrative state in India's Northeastern states.

India's Near East: A New History is the latest book by the scholar Avinash Paliwal, who is a reader in international relations at SOAS University of London, where he specialises in South Asian strategic affairs.

Paliwal's first book was a well-received history of India's engagement in Afghanistan.

Paliwal spoke about his new book on last week's episode of "Grand Tamasha", a weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy co-produced by HT and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.