My Myanmar years : a diplomat's account of India's relations with the region / Preet Malik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malik, Preet, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India--Foreign relations--Burma.

India.

Burma--Foreign relations--India.

Burma.

Malik, Preet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, 2016.

Summary:

"The Indian legendary texts call it Suvarna Bhumi or the Golden Land; its colonial masters called it Burma and its military government renamed it as Myanmar. Whatever the name might be, the country has long been in India's cultural, historical and political consciousness. Essentially a foreign policy document, this book deals in detail with the geostrategic importance and relevance of Myanmar to India's Look East Policy, as narrated by India's ambassador to Myanmar during 1990-1992. It is partly anecdotal and partly historical in nature, providing a first-hand account of Myanmar's political turbulence and India's changing policies under three different governments"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / by M. Hamid Ansari

Introduction

A rough landing : 1990

Let's go to history first

The rice bowl of the British Empire

Burma, the hermit republic!

From Nehru to Rajiv

Of mistrust, mutual discord and disenchantment

The security issue and the Indian approach in 1992

China in between India and Myanmar : 1991-1992

Thawing of relations : 1992-2010

Getting closer, but not claustrophobic

Developments after 2008 Constitution

Myanmar in the post-2010 election period

The position of the ethnic minorities

Internal conflict and the security issue

The bigger brother : China in Myanmar

China-Myanmar relations : 1948-1988

India-China-Myanmar matrix : post-1988

President Thein Sein and the changing face of Myanmar

The economic future of Myanmar

Of Burma's past and Myanmar's future

Conclusion

Annexures.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

93-5150-628-2

93-5150-626-6