01526cam a2200181 i 4500999001700000020001800017082001600035100003100051245008200082246002000164300005300184504005100237520083100288650003801119650001401157942001201171952016101183  c39323d39323  a9789354892035  a 327bAKB-I1 aAkbaruddin, Syed,eauthor.10aIndia vs UK:bThe story of an unprecedented diplomatic win/cSyed Akbaruddin.3 aIndia versus UK  axviii, 211p.;billustrations (black and white) ;  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aFrom 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.  aInternational RelationsvIndia-UK  aSocialism  2ddccBK  00104070aNASSDOCbNASSDOCd2024-03-21eOverseas Press India Limitedg432.47i20-03-2024l0o327 AKB-Ip54411r2024-05-24 00:00:00v599.00w2024-05-24yBK