Bengaluru (VSK).

RSS Akhil Bharatiya Karyakarini Sadasya, eminent thinker and author Ram Madhav presided over the book launch ceremony of “Reimagining India in The Geopolitics of the 21’st Century”. The event was graced by the editors of this book, Dr. Nanda Kishore and Prashanth Vaidyaraj.

Ram Madhav spoke about the various aspects of geopolitics, international affairs and the evolution of India’s foreign policy since independence. He highlighted how India’s image and stature in the world has undergone a complete transformation ever since Narendra Modi took charge as the prime minister in 2014.

He said that this book, Reimagining India, is a reflection of the Young India, who are confidently marching towards creating an “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” in the “Amritkal” of our nation. He took pride in the fact that a strong and meticulous scholarship, combined with the revitalized self-confidence is seen throughout the book.

He spoke about the nature and complexities of India’s international challenges from the Chinese dominance and Pakistani Nuisance, to the USA’s geopolitical alliance complexities and the nature of war in the contemporary times. He in-fact reiterated PM Modi’s global message, that “this is not an era of war”, wherein India and the world needs to deal with critical military and strategic challenges from a set of well-crafted foreign policy nuances, to protect and safeguard India’s national security and national Interests and also deal with the international community and Indian Diaspora in a poised manner.

He highlighted how all the contemporary disruptions, from technological challenges and threats to financial and economic issues have been aptly and successfully handled by the Government, which has brought India closer to becoming a world power or a “VishwaGuru”. He stressed that Modi’s strategic autonomy policy has given India a powerful strategic impetus, when compared to the strategic blunders India committed under the Nehuruvian non-alignment policy.

Subsequent to his address, editor of the book Dr. Nanda Kishor initiated a discussion on the topics in the book. The discussion covered India’s foray into new strategic alliances, it’s role in multilateral and minilateral groups, leveraging its clout due to a growing economy and its increasing role in the South East Asia. The discussion also covered the aspects of handling belligerent and hegemonic neighbours by India.

In the following question and answer session, a diverse pool of questions were posed by the audience which were adeptly answered by Ram Madhav.