01353cam a2200169 i 4500 39323 39323 9789354892035 327 AKB-I Akbaruddin, Syed, author. India vs UK: The story of an unprecedented diplomatic win/ Syed Akbaruddin. India versus UK xviii, 211p.; illustrations (black and white) ; Includes bibliographical references and index. From the revolt of 1857 and the freedom movement to duels on the cricket pitch, India and the United Kingdom have been on opposing sides on numerous occasions. A less known instance when this dynamic played out was the 2017 election for a seat on the International Court of Justice.Unwilling at first, India was prompted to enter the ring in the wake of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case. The contest that followed proved to be a 'second war of Independence' in the words of then foreign minister Sushma Swaraj - and a David-and-Goliath fight against the permanent members of the Security Council, who all put their might behind the UK.Syed Akbaruddin, India's Permanent Representative to the UN at the time, presents a behind-the-scenes account of India's coming-of-age in world affairs through the prism of this momentous election. International Relations India-UK Socialism ddc BK 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC 2024-03-21 Overseas Press India Limited 432.47 20-03-2024 0 327 AKB-I 54411 2024-05-24 00:00:00 599.00 2024-05-24 BK