Geopolitics, Democracy and Peace in the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9780367146863 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 332 str.

Balmiki Prasad Singh

Opis

This book examines a wide range of issues that are expected to play a dominant role in shaping the 21st century. The volume takes stock of the recent developments in world politics, and highlights the urgent need for the Bahudha approach — inculcating a culture of dialogue and debate for peaceful resolution of conflicts.

Spis treści

Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Foreword by Ralph Buultjens. Preface. Acknowledgements. Prologue to the Second Edition. Prologue. 1. Building Peace: The Bahudha Approach 2. Interplay of Ideas: The Indian Story 3. Ecological Issues in the Himalayan Region 4. Science, Spirituality and Ways of Living: A Plea for Integrated Education 5. Democracy and its Consequences 6. Good Governance: A Narrative from Democratic India 7. The Emerging World: Challenges and Possibilities. Epilogue.Select Bibliography. Index

O autorze

Balmiki Prasad Singh is former Governor of Sikkim, India. Earlier, he was Culture Secretary and Home Secretary, Government of India and Executive Director and Ambassador at the World Bank, Washington, D.C. He received his education at the Universities of Patna and Oxford and has been the recipient of several awards and fellowships and delivered lectures at national and global congregations. He has been Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, Asia’s Representative on Ramsar Convention, a founder member of the Development Gateway Foundation, and Member, Global Environment Facility, Washington D.C. He has held various honorary academic and governmental assignments as Chancellor, Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath; Chief Editor of book series ‘Perspectives on Economics, Technology and Governance’; President, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology; Chancellor, Sikkim Manipal University; and Mahatma Gandhi National Fellow. He is the author of many books, including The Problem of Change: A Study of North-East India (1987); India’s Culture: The State, the Arts and Beyond (1998); and Bahudhā and the post-9/11 World (2008).