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Persian Gulf 2019

India’s Relations with the Region

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Places the bilateral relations within the context of internal and regional developments of these countries
  • Offers rich data and statistics on the bilateral relations
  • Makes informed policy recommendations for the Government of India

Part of the book series: Persian Gulf (PEGU)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 1-37
  3. Bahrain

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 39-57
  4. Iran

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 59-91
  5. Iraq

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 93-115
  6. Kuwait

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 117-134
  7. Oman

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 135-155
  8. Qatar

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 157-176
  9. Saudi Arabia

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 177-210
  10. UAE

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 211-233
  11. Yemen

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 235-251
  12. GCC

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 253-265
  13. Policy Options

    • P. R. Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar
    Pages 267-270
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 271-283

About this book

The book is seventh in the annual Persian Gulf series published by MEI@ND. It is a comprehensive analysis of India’s bilateral relations with the nine countries in the Persian Gulf and the GCC and focusses on developments during 2018. It gives a comprehensive account of the strategic, political, economic and cultural aspects of bilateral developments and also provides in-depth analysis of internal dynamics of the Persian Gulf countries. The final chapter offers policy recommendations based on the current state of affairs.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

    P. R. Kumaraswamy

  • Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, New Delhi, India

    Md. Muddassir Quamar

About the authors

P.R. Kumaraswamy is a professor of contemporary Middle East studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. From 1992-1999, he was a research fellow at the Harry S., Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Jerusalem. Since joining JNU in September 1999, he has been researching, teaching, and writing on various aspects of the contemporary Middle East. Prof. Kumaraswamy has edited a number of volumes and published research articles in a number of refereed and non-refereed international journals and regularly contributes to Indian as well as international media outlets. In February 2010, he set up the virtual Middle East Institute, New Delhi and serves as its honorary director. He is the editor of Contemporary Review of the Middle East and the series editor of Persian Gulf: India’s Relations with the Region.

Md. Muddassir Quamar is Associate Fellow in the Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, New Delhi, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Middle East studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India. His doctoral thesis examined social developments in Saudi Arabia between 1991 and 2010 within a conceptual framework of Islamic modernism. Dr. Quamar’s areas of interest include Politics and Societies in the Gulf, Middle East Strategic Affairs, and Political Islam. His research papers have appeared in leading international journals such as Contemporary Arab Affairs, Digest of Middle East Studies, Journal of Arabian Studies and Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Dr. Quamar was a visiting fellow in King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh and serves as Associate Editor of Contemporary Review of the Middle East.

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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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