India and Iran : An Assessment of Contemporary Relations
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction: traveling through Indo-Iran relations in contemporary times/Anwar Alam. India and Iran: political dimensions: 1. Indo-Iran relations since New Delhi declarations/Mohammad A. Mousavi. 3. India and Iran: in search of a New Rhythm/Ashok K. Behuria. 4. Iranian Foreign Policy towards India/Hamid Ahmadi India and Iran: nuclear dimensions: 5. Nuclear equation in Iran-India strategic relations/Kaveh L. Afrasiabi. 6. India, Iran and the United States: nuclear diplomacy/Chintamani Mahapatra. India and Iran: Bilateral relation: 7. India-Iran Bilateral relations in the contemporary period/Jajati K. Pattnaik. 8. Indo-Iranian relations and defence cooperation/Monika Chansoria. India and Iran: regional dimensions: 9. Iran, Turkey and the reshaping of West Asia in the Post-9/11 scenario: implications for India/Atul Aneja. 10. China factor in Indo-Iranian relations/Srikanth Kondapalli. 11. Indo-Iranian ties: is there an Israel factor?/Sujata Ashwarya Cheema. 12. Growing Afghan Maze: an opportunity for Indo-Iranian Re-engagement/Vishal Chandra. India and Iran: trade, economic and energy cooperation: 13. India’s energy security and Caspian sea region/Elaheh Koolaee and Masoud Imani Kalesar. 14. Indo-Iran cooperation in energy and energy security/Shebonti Ray Dadwal. 15. Indo-Iran economic relations since 1990s/Javed Ahmad Khan. 16. India’s engagement with Iran: a geo-economic perspective/Faisal Ahmed. India and Iran: cultural dimensions: 17. Preservation of cultural heritage between Iran and India/Mandana Barkeshli. 18. Reflections on Indo-Iranian relations/Amir H. Zekrgoo. 19. Iranians and bollywood cinema/M.H. Ilias. Index.
Indo-Iran relations have been the subject of intense debates and discussions in recent years, particularly post 9/11 period. The growing Indo-US relations are considered to have cast a shadow on Indo-Iran ties. Given the anti Iranian thrust in US foreign policy, particularly on nuclear issue, the Indian foreign policy faces a daunting task of maintaining a balanced outlook towards Iran. It is in this background that this book discusses the whole gamut of issues in Indo-Iran relations including energy security, military and defense cooperation, Iranian nuclear programme, terrorism, commerce and political economic and cultural ties. These dimensions of Indo-Iran relations are examined with reference to the influencing factor of US, China, Pakistan, Israel, Afghanistan and Central Asia. The 19 research articles in this volume, authored by scholars in the field, provide deep insights into the complexities of Indo-Iran relations in contemporary times in terms of their continuity, limitations, strengths and weaknesses.
