Asian Diplomacy: The Foreign Ministries Of China India Japan Singapore & Thailand

The Foreign Ministries of China, India, Japan, Singapore, and Thailand. This study examines the geopolitical landscape and diplomatic culture of Asia's five ascending powers-China, India, Japan, Singapore, and Thailand. It scrutinizes the structure and processes of their foreign ministries and the instruments through which foreign policy is implemented. It compare the practices in the leading foreign ministries of the world and how these nations are responding to the demands of globalized democracy in contemporary times. Rana explores related issues like internationalization, subject plurality, technology, public diplomacy, and accountability,and investigtes whether these have undermined the relevance of the foriegn ministry or have led to a decline of the state's role in world affairs.
About Author :
Kishan S. Rana spent his career in Indian Foreign Serivce (IFS). He is also Professor Emeritus, Foreign Serivce Institute, New Delhi; Archieves by-Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge; Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC. He has authored several other books.
Contents :
Preface Abbreviations Introduction China: Reforms and Refinement India : Opportunity and Renwal Japan: The West or Asia? Singapure: Vulnerability into Strenght Thailand: Serene Networking' Asian Characteristics Comparing Asian Foreign Ministries Conclusion Annex Select Bibliography Index