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In The Beginning Of The 21St Century, Significant Changes Are Taking Place In The International Situation And Relationship Among The Various Countries Of The World. The World As It Is Today Is Unipolar With The United States As The Dominant Economic And Military Power. This Indeed Is The Most Outstanding Development Of The Period Following The Disintegration Of The Soviet Union. But This Is Half-Truth. Now The World Is Witnessing New Changes And This Will Have A Far-Reaching Impact In The Coming Decades. Quite Apart From The Fact That Multilaterally, Bilateralism And Regional Formations Have Begun To Taken Shape, The Most Outstanding Feature Of The International Situation Is That New Political And Economic Powers Have Surfaced On Our Planet. The Most Important Development Of This Period Is That China, Russia, India And Brazil Have Emerged As Major Economic Owners And The Years To Come These Four Countries Will Become Key Factors In The World. It Is In This Context That An Attempt Has Been Make In This Book To Make A Study Of The Global Significance Of Indo-Russian Strategic Partnership. Indo-Russian Strategic Partnership With Its Multidimensional Character; Political, Military And Economic, Therefore Will Be A Key Factor In Shaping The International Relations. This Is The Main Direction Of This Study., V.D. Chopra Began His Career, As Head Of Economics Department In D.A.V. College In Rawalpindi (Pakistan). He Was A Political Activist And A Freedom Fighter. In 1939, He Was Sentenced To 18 Months Imprisonment For Pulling Down The Union Jack. In 1941, He Was Detained In The Notorious Lahore Fort Along With Cpi (M) General Secretary, Harkishan Singh Surjit. He Was Again Arrested Under Defence Of India Rules In 1942-1943 For The Alleged Subversive Activities In The Armed Services In Collusion With The Famous Urdu Poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Who At That Time Was Serving In The Army As A Senior Officer. He Has Presented Academic Papers In Various International Seminars Such As In Japan, Australia, New Zealand And Erstwhile Soviet Union. He Worked For Link Weekly And Patriot Daily Of Three Decades In Various Capacities And Rose To Become The Chief Editor. He Was Awarded The Jawaharlal Nehru Peace Prize For His Book India And The Socialist World In 1984. At Present, He Is Vice-President Of The International Institute For Aria Pacific Studies, New Delhi. He Has Authored And Edited Over Three Dozen Books And Written A Large Number Of Articles. The Books Relevant To The Present Volume Include Studies In Indo-Soviet Relations (1986), Indo-Soviet Relations- Prospects And Problems (1991), IndiaS Relations With Russia And China-A New Phase (1997), Indo-Russian Relations Prospects, Problems And Russia Today (2001), New Trends In Indo-Russian Relations (2003), Content:- Preface List Of Contributors India-Russia Strategic Relationship In Changing World: Overview Indo-Russian Strategic Partnership: Bilateral And Global Challenges Global Development In The Twenty-First Century And Indo-Russian Strategic Partnership New Parameters Of Strategic Partnership Significance Of Indo-Russian Strategic Partnership Importance Of Indo-Russian Strategic Partnership Continuing Strategic Partnership Between Russia And India Looking Beyond Indo-Russian Military-Strategic Partnership Russian-South Asian Relations U.S.-Russian Relations: A New Phase Significance Of Indo-Russian Strategic Partnership: Its Impact On Arab World Russia Foreign Policy: The Emerging Contours Russia Emerging As A World Economic Power And Indo-Russian Economic Cooperation Economic Cooperation Between India And Russia The Economic Potential And Problems Of IndiaS Trade With Russia Impact Of Developments In Russia On Indian National Movement Russian Stand On Indo-Pak Conflict On Kashmir: A Historical Analysis Indo-Russian Strategic Partnership Enters A New Phase India-Russian Reiterate Their Strategic Partnership Appendix Index.